AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 33-9091.00

Will AI replace Crossing Guards and Flaggers?

Crossing Guards and Flaggers: AI can already handle 7 of 12 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 12 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Crossing Guards and Flaggers, from most to least exposed. 7 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.8
Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets. 75 Estimated Standard 4.7
Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults. 75 Estimated Standard 4.5
Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, lanterns, and hand signals. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials. 75 Estimated Standard 4.3
Learn the location and purpose of street traffic signs within assigned patrol areas. 75 Estimated Standard 4.1
Record license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals, and report infractions to appropriate authorities. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points. 50 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Discuss traffic routing plans and control-point locations with superiors. 50 Estimated Standard 3.8
Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites. 15 Estimated No tier 4.7
Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites. 15 Estimated No tier 3.5
Stop speeding vehicles to warn drivers of traffic laws. 8 Estimated No tier 4.2

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 12 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 12 of 12. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A standard-tier model or lower covers 76% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 76% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 24% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
94,360
Median annual wage
$38,100
Middle half of earners
$34,430 to $47,540
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+3.6%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Crossing Guards and Flaggers and AI

Will AI replace Crossing Guards and Flaggers?

AI already handles 7 of the 12 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 56 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +3.6% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Crossing Guards and Flaggers?

56 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 12 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 12 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Crossing Guards and Flaggers tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary; Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets; Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults. They are three of the 7 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 76% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 24% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Crossing Guards and Flaggers, and what do they earn?

94,360 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $38,100 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +3.6% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Crossing Guards and Flaggers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/crossing-guards-and-flaggers

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