Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.
- Tasks
- 12 tasks7 core, 5 supplemental
- Family
- Protective ServiceOne of its 28 occupations
- Code
- 33-9091.00SOC 2018: 33-9091
What the work is made of
7 core tasks and 5 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.Core taskTask 11117Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 2. Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.Core taskTask 11118Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 3. Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.Core taskTask 11116Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 4. Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults.Core taskTask 11119Rated by 102 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 5. Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, lanterns, and hand signals.Core taskTask 11122Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 6. Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.Core taskTask 11120Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 7. Record license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals, and report infractions to appropriate authorities.Core taskTask 11121Rated by 101 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 8. Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points.Supplemental taskTask 11125Rated by 96 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 9. Stop speeding vehicles to warn drivers of traffic laws.Supplemental taskTask 11124Rated by 97 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 10. Learn the location and purpose of street traffic signs within assigned patrol areas.Supplemental taskTask 11123Rated by 97 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 11. Discuss traffic routing plans and control-point locations with superiors.Supplemental taskTask 11126Rated by 95 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 12. Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites.Supplemental taskTask 11127Rated by 95 people who do the job, July 2016
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 33-9091
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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