Adult crossing guard vs school patrol

The differences between adult crossing guards and school patrols can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a school patrol has an average salary of $35,845, which is higher than the $34,047 average annual salary of an adult crossing guard.

The top three skills for an adult crossing guard include traffic flow, and . The most important skills for a school patrol are patrol, traffic laws, and direct traffic.

Adult crossing guard vs school patrol overview

	Adult Crossing Guard	School Patrol
Yearly salary	$34,047	$35,845
Hourly rate	$16.37	$17.23
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	17,296	39,950
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	53	53
Years of experience	-	-

Adult crossing guard vs school patrol salary

Adult crossing guards and school patrols have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adult Crossing Guard	School Patrol
Average salary	$34,047	$35,845
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $55,000	Between $27,000 And $46,000
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Differences between adult crossing guard and school patrol education

There are a few differences between an adult crossing guard and a school patrol in terms of educational background:

	Adult Crossing Guard	School Patrol
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Education	Business
Most common college	-	-

Adult crossing guard vs school patrol demographics

Here are the differences between adult crossing guards' and school patrols' demographics:

	Adult Crossing Guard	School Patrol
Average age	53	53
Gender ratio	Male, 25.0% Female, 75.0%	Male, 48.3% Female, 51.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 18.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 2.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 14.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 2.4% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between adult crossing guard and school patrol duties and responsibilities

Adult crossing guard example responsibilities.

Participate in ongoing CPR and a education and maintain proficiency in preparation for emergencies.
Patrol swimming area and examine injured persons and administer first aid if need.

School patrol example responsibilities.

Provide training, manage and supervise detectives and patrol officers.
Handle security patrols, civil disturbance, criminal investigation, accident investigation and firearms certification training to local officers.
Manage surveillance of DUI traffic offenders in Jacksonville

Adult crossing guard vs school patrol skills

Common adult crossing guard skills

Traffic Flow, 100%

Common school patrol skills

Patrol, 85%
Traffic Laws, 9%
Direct Traffic, 3%
Emergency Situations, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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