Crossing guard vs importer

The differences between crossing guards and importers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an importer has an average salary of $51,784, which is higher than the $32,761 average annual salary of a crossing guard.

Crossing guard vs importer overview

	Crossing Guard	Importer
Yearly salary	$32,761	$51,784
Hourly rate	$15.75	$24.90
Growth rate	3%	4%
Number of jobs	16,018	5,729
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	53	47
Years of experience	-	4

Crossing guard vs importer salary

Crossing guards and importers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crossing Guard	Importer
Average salary	$32,761	$51,784
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $29,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	Cottage Grove, MN	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Dublin City Schools	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between crossing guard and importer education

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

	Crossing Guard	Importer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Crossing guard vs importer demographics

Here are the differences between crossing guards' and importers' demographics:

	Crossing Guard	Importer
Average age	53	47
Gender ratio	Male, 23.5% Female, 76.5%	Male, 50.0% Female, 50.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 2.4% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	6%

Differences between crossing guard and importer duties and responsibilities

Crossing guard example responsibilities.

Maintain alertness of students trying to cross the street.
Patrol and secure building and surrounding property; monitor CCTV's and utilize radio communications.
Patrol and secure building and surrounding property; monitor CCTV's and utilize radio communications.

Importer example responsibilities.

Manage all day to day operations.
Manage a team of 15-25 ISE's through effective sales coaching, call monitoring and creating sales spiff programs.
Maintain daily follow-up with export customers regarding shipments and delivery status to confirm receipt of products.
Perform ROI presentations to business owners about CCTV systems increase employee productivity and minimize company liability.

Crossing guard vs importer skills

Common crossing guard skills

Patrol, 11%
Kids, 11%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Vehicular Traffic, 6%
Direct Traffic, 6%
Pedestrian Traffic, 5%

Common importer skills

Updated January 8, 2025

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