Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Imminent Risk
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Vote Comments (3)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
93%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
72%
(High Risk, Based on 39 votes)
Average: 83%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
4.5%
by year 2033
WAGES
$36,370
or $17.48 per hour
Volume
90,780
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
2.5/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

93% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

72% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 93% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Crossing Guards and Flaggers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Crossing Guards and Flaggers' job openings is expected to rise 4.5% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Crossing Guards and Flaggers' was $36,370, or $17 per hour

'Crossing Guards and Flaggers' were paid 24.3% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 90,780 people employed as 'Crossing Guards and Flaggers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.06% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Crossing Guards and Flaggers'.

Job description

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

SOC Code: 33-9091.00

Comments (3)

apples (Highly likely)
21 Oct 2019 09:23
i like kids to be safe
Sarah (Moderate)
02 Jul 2019 17:12
Soon, there could be robots telling us when to cross the road with the use of traffic lights.
Frank
22 Jan 2020 05:05
what happens when the traffic lights become sentient?
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