Crossing Guards and Flaggers build social perceptiveness, judgment and decision making and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Parking Enforcement Workers (83%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parking Enforcement Workers | 83% | $46,730 | +23% | None |
| 2 | Transit and Railroad Police | 82% | $90,230 | +137% | Certificate or associate |
| 3 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 79% | $76,210 | +100% | Certificate or associate |
| 4 | Flight Attendants | 79% | $63,580 | +67% | None |
| 5 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 77% | $50,340 | +32% | None |
| 6 | Orderlies | 77% | $38,290 | 0% | None |
| 7 | Passenger Attendants | 76% | $37,720 | −1% | None |
| 8 | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 76% | $78,000 | +105% | None |
| 9 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | 75% | $53,040 | +39% | None |
| 10 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 75% | $35,510 | −7% | None |
Compared with Crossing Guards and Flaggers, median $38,100. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as crossing guards and flaggers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
83% skill match · $46,730 · +23% pay
Operation and Control · Time Management · Equipment Maintenance
82% skill match · $90,230 · +137% pay
Operation and Control · Complex Problem Solving · Management of Personnel Resources
79% skill match · $76,210 · +100% pay
Persuasion · Instructing · Operation and Control
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Parking Enforcement Workers (83% skill match, median $46,730), Transit and Railroad Police (82% skill match, median $90,230) and Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (79% skill match, median $76,210), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 12 pay more than crossing guards and flaggers at the median. The biggest increases: Transit and Railroad Police (+137%, $90,230), Subway and Streetcar Operators (+127%, $86,380) and Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (+105%, $78,000).
22 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.