Crossing Guards & Flaggers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: No formal educational credential
Salary
High: $57,060.00
Average: $37,490.00
Hourly
Average: $18.02

What they do:

Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.

On the job, you would:

  • Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.
  • Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.
  • Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

93% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
89% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
83% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
81% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
81% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
80% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
77% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
77% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
68% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

78% Social  -  Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
72% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Monitor access or flow of people to prevent problems.
Direct vehicle traffic.
Assist motorists or pedestrians.
Direct vehicle traffic.
Inform the public about policies, services or procedures.
Discuss performance, complaints, or violations with supervisors.
Record information about suspicious objects.
Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel.
Direct vehicle traffic.
Warn individuals about rule violations or safety concerns.
Maintain professional knowledge or certifications.
Warn individuals about rule violations or safety concerns.
Position safety or support equipment.
Confer with others to conduct or arrange operational activities.
Provide information to the general public.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
96% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
87% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
86% Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
85% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
81% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
81% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
78% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
77% Spend Time Walking and Running  -  How much does this job require walking and running?
77% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
77% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
77% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
76% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
73% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
70% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
69% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
68% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
68% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
67% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

Getting Started

Education:
73%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
18%
Less than a High School Diploma

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