Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
33-9091 Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 84,920 |
2.9 % |
$15.83 |
$32,920 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.64 |
$11.74 |
$14.31 |
$18.51 |
$23.90 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,060 |
$24,410 |
$29,760 |
$38,510 |
$49,710 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
40,250 |
0.73 |
$15.77 |
$32,800 |
| Other Support Services |
26,000 |
7.91 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
8,810 |
0.10 |
$13.50 |
$28,070 |
| Employment Services |
2,870 |
0.08 |
$14.95 |
$31,100 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
2,040 |
0.58 |
$17.00 |
$35,370 |
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 |
26,000 |
7.91 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
40,250 |
0.73 |
$15.77 |
$32,800 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
2,040 |
0.58 |
$17.00 |
$35,370 |
| Utility System Construction |
1,010 |
0.18 |
$21.21 |
$44,110 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
8,810 |
0.10 |
$13.50 |
$28,070 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
10,860 |
1.14 |
1.97 |
$18.59 |
$38,660 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,390 |
1.25 |
2.16 |
$14.47 |
$30,090 |
| Texas |
6,100 |
0.49 |
0.85 |
$10.98 |
$22,830 |
| Florida |
6,070 |
0.69 |
1.19 |
$12.86 |
$26,750 |
| California |
5,980 |
0.34 |
0.59 |
$20.71 |
$43,070 |
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) |
| New Jersey |
5,780 |
1.41 |
2.45 |
$16.73 |
$34,790 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,390 |
1.25 |
2.16 |
$14.47 |
$30,090 |
| West Virginia |
860 |
1.22 |
2.12 |
$16.67 |
$34,670 |
| Vermont |
370 |
1.22 |
2.12 |
$15.19 |
$31,580 |
| Utah |
1,810 |
1.21 |
2.09 |
$13.72 |
$28,550 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
140 |
0.43 |
0.74 |
$36.99 |
$76,930 |
| Washington |
2,220 |
0.67 |
1.16 |
$22.01 |
$45,780 |
| California |
5,980 |
0.34 |
0.59 |
$20.71 |
$43,070 |
| New York |
10,860 |
1.14 |
1.97 |
$18.59 |
$38,660 |
| Minnesota |
120 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
$18.35 |
$38,170 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
14,270 |
1.48 |
2.56 |
$18.40 |
$38,260 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,480 |
1.21 |
2.09 |
$14.62 |
$30,410 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,110 |
0.66 |
1.15 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,360 |
0.89 |
1.54 |
$13.10 |
$27,250 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,910 |
0.52 |
0.90 |
$11.29 |
$23,490 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,830 |
0.57 |
0.99 |
$15.45 |
$32,140 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,660 |
0.55 |
0.94 |
$10.80 |
$22,470 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,550 |
1.13 |
1.95 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
1,440 |
1.25 |
2.16 |
$13.04 |
$27,130 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,200 |
0.59 |
1.03 |
$17.64 |
$36,700 |
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 |
230 |
3.73 |
6.46 |
$14.86 |
$30,920 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID |
230 |
3.57 |
6.18 |
$11.48 |
$23,880 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
170 |
3.46 |
5.98 |
$12.96 |
$26,950 |
| Pueblo, CO |
180 |
2.86 |
4.95 |
$15.10 |
$31,400 |
| Waterbury, CT |
150 |
2.25 |
3.89 |
$19.20 |
$39,940 |
| Dover, DE |
140 |
2.11 |
3.65 |
$16.13 |
$33,550 |
| Charleston, WV |
230 |
2.06 |
3.56 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA |
520 |
2.01 |
3.48 |
$12.51 |
$26,020 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
400 |
1.76 |
3.04 |
$11.11 |
$23,120 |
| Salem, OR |
270 |
1.55 |
2.67 |
$17.82 |
$37,060 |
United States Department of Labor
