Jobs Similar to Crossing Guards and Flaggers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to crossing guards and flaggers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Bailiffs and Flight Attendants.
Crossing Guards and Flaggers: $38,100 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Crossing Guards and Flaggers) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 80% | $76,210+100% | Training or associate |
| 2 | Bailiffs | 80% | $56,600+49% | Training or associate |
| 3 | Flight Attendants | 79% | $63,580+67% | High school |
| 4 | Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersSame group | 79% | $33,580−12% | High school |
| 5 | Transit and Railroad Police | 77% | $90,230+137% | Training or associate |
| 6 | Orderlies | 77% | $38,2900% | High school |
| 7 | Animal Control WorkersSame group | 76% | $45,660+20% | High school |
| 8 | Security GuardsSame group | 76% | $38,0200% | High school |
| 9 | Transportation Security ScreenersSame group | 75% | $66,770+75% | High school |
| 10 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 75% | $35,510−7% | High school |
| 11 | School Bus MonitorsSame group | 74% | $35,100−8% | High school |
| 12 | Shampooers | 74% | $32,600−14% | High school |
| 13 | Correctional Officers and Jailers | 74% | $58,940+55% | High school |
| 14 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 74% | $37,080−3% | High school |
| 15 | Parking Enforcement Workers | 73% | $46,730+23% | High school |
| 16 | Parking Attendants | 73% | $35,150−8% | High school |
| 17 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 73% | $50,340+32% | High school |
| 18 | Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | 73% | $36,300−5% | High school |
| 19 | Animal Caretakers | 73% | $35,360−7% | High school |
| 20 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 72% | $35,360−7% | High school |
- 1Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
80% similar · $76,210 (+100%) · Training or associate
- 2Bailiffs
80% similar · $56,600 (+49%) · Training or associate
- 3Flight Attendants
79% similar · $63,580 (+67%) · High school
- 4Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
79% similar · $33,580 (−12%) · High school · Same group
- 5Transit and Railroad Police
77% similar · $90,230 (+137%) · Training or associate
- 6Orderlies
77% similar · $38,290 (0%) · High school
- 7Animal Control Workers
76% similar · $45,660 (+20%) · High school · Same group
- 8Security Guards
76% similar · $38,020 (0%) · High school · Same group
- 9Transportation Security Screeners
75% similar · $66,770 (+75%) · High school · Same group
- 10Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
75% similar · $35,510 (−7%) · High school
- 11School Bus Monitors
74% similar · $35,100 (−8%) · High school · Same group
- 12Shampooers
74% similar · $32,600 (−14%) · High school
- 13Correctional Officers and Jailers
74% similar · $58,940 (+55%) · High school
- 14Baggage Porters and Bellhops
74% similar · $37,080 (−3%) · High school
- 15Parking Enforcement Workers
73% similar · $46,730 (+23%) · High school
- 16Parking Attendants
73% similar · $35,150 (−8%) · High school
- 17Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
73% similar · $50,340 (+32%) · High school
- 18Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
73% similar · $36,300 (−5%) · High school
- 19Animal Caretakers
73% similar · $35,360 (−7%) · High school
- 20Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
72% similar · $35,360 (−7%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than crossing guards and flaggers.
- Transportation Security Screeners75% similar · $66,770 (+75%)
- Flight Attendants79% similar · $63,580 (+67%)
- Correctional Officers and Jailers74% similar · $58,940 (+55%)
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance73% similar · $50,340 (+32%)
- Parking Enforcement Workers73% similar · $46,730 (+23%)
- Animal Control Workers76% similar · $45,660 (+20%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for crossing guards and flaggers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
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Questions about jobs like crossing guards and flaggers
What jobs are most similar to crossing guards and flaggers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (80% similar), Bailiffs (80% similar), Flight Attendants (79% similar), Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers (79% similar) and Transit and Railroad Police (77% similar).
Which jobs like crossing guards and flaggers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Transit and Railroad Police ($90,230, +137%; usually training or an associate degree), Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers ($76,210, +100%; usually training or an associate degree) and Transportation Security Screeners ($66,770, +75%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with crossing guards and flaggers ($38,100). Without more preparation than crossing guards and flaggers usually need: Transportation Security Screeners, Flight Attendants and Correctional Officers and Jailers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.