Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

33-9091 Crossing Guards

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

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
72,900	2.4 %	$14.03	$29,190	1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.81	$10.01	$12.84	$16.49	$20.30
Annual Wage (2)	$18,320	$20,820	$26,700	$34,300	$42,210

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government (OES Designation)	40,740	0.76	$13.88	$28,870
Other Support Services	13,320	4.35	$14.28	$29,700
Elementary and Secondary Schools	10,890	0.13	$12.41	$25,810
Employment Services	1,690	0.05	$13.15	$27,350
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	1,120	0.34	$15.95	$33,180

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Support Services	13,320	4.35	$14.28	$29,700
Local Government (OES Designation)	40,740	0.76	$13.88	$28,870
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	1,120	0.34	$15.95	$33,180
Elementary and Secondary Schools	10,890	0.13	$12.41	$25,810
Utility System Construction	630	0.13	$14.20	$29,530

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors	(8)	(8)	$15.98	$33,240
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	1,120	0.34	$15.95	$33,180
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	40	0.03	$15.94	$33,160
State Government (OES Designation)	190	0.01	$15.91	$33,100
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	50	(7)	$15.32	$31,850

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	8,390	0.92	1.78	$15.38	$32,000
California	7,300	0.46	0.88	$14.69	$30,550
Pennsylvania	6,210	1.08	2.08	$12.54	$26,070
Texas	5,900	0.50	0.97	$11.57	$24,070
New Jersey	5,700	1.44	2.78	$15.60	$32,440

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	450	1.47	2.83	$13.92	$28,940
New Jersey	5,700	1.44	2.78	$15.60	$32,440
Oregon	2,380	1.33	2.56	$15.12	$31,450
Nevada	1,450	1.14	2.20	$10.70	$22,250
Utah	1,500	1.09	2.10	$10.16	$21,130

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	1,790	0.58	1.13	$29.03	$60,370
Connecticut	1,180	0.71	1.37	$20.70	$43,050
Alaska	180	0.54	1.05	$18.34	$38,140
Wyoming	160	0.57	1.10	$18.02	$37,470
Rhode Island	450	0.95	1.82	$17.41	$36,210

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	9,080	1.38	2.66	$16.04	$33,360
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	2,010	0.55	1.06	$16.54	$34,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	1,690	0.40	0.77	$14.78	$30,740
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	1,670	0.69	1.32	$11.26	$23,420
Pittsburgh, PA	1,570	1.39	2.67	$12.52	$26,040
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1,520	1.34	2.59	$15.12	$31,440
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division	1,490	1.29	2.48	$15.83	$32,920
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,410	0.48	0.93	$14.58	$30,330
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division	1,320	1.03	1.98	$15.30	$31,830
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	1,220	1.37	2.64	$9.89	$20,560

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Grand Junction, CO	200	3.37	6.49	$13.82	$28,750
Salem, OR	480	2.97	5.72	$15.97	$33,220
Coeur d'Alene, ID	150	2.67	5.15	$15.97	$33,230
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	820	2.55	4.92	$12.25	$25,490
Yuba City, CA	60	1.60	3.09	$13.01	$27,060
Pittsburgh, PA	1,570	1.39	2.67	$12.52	$26,040
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	9,080	1.38	2.66	$16.04	$33,360
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	1,220	1.37	2.64	$9.89	$20,560
Logan, UT-ID	70	1.35	2.60	$9.77	$20,320
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1,520	1.34	2.59	$15.12	$31,440