Crossing guard vs rail signal worker

The differences between crossing guards and rail signal workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rail signal worker has an average salary of $44,823, which is higher than the $32,761 average annual salary of a crossing guard.

The top three skills for a crossing guard include patrol, kids and emergency situations. The most important skills for a rail signal worker are hand tools, , and .

Crossing guard vs rail signal worker overview

	Crossing Guard	Rail Signal Worker
Yearly salary	$32,761	$44,823
Hourly rate	$15.75	$21.55
Growth rate	3%	14%
Number of jobs	16,018	22,904
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 80%
Average age	53	53
Years of experience	-	-

Crossing guard vs rail signal worker salary

Crossing guards and rail signal workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crossing Guard	Rail Signal Worker
Average salary	$32,761	$44,823
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $26,000 And $75,000
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 rail signal worker education

There are a few differences between a crossing guard and a rail signal worker in terms of educational background:

	Crossing Guard	Rail Signal Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 80%
Most common major	Business	Marketing
Most common college	-	-

Crossing guard vs rail signal worker demographics

Here are the differences between crossing guards' and rail signal workers' demographics:

	Crossing Guard	Rail Signal Worker
Average age	53	53
Gender ratio	Male, 23.5% Female, 76.5%	Male, 90.9% Female, 9.1%
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, 18.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 2.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between crossing guard and rail signal worker 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.

Rail signal worker example responsibilities.

Help set up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural-steel members.
Decontaminate vehicles and cargo-carrying portion, reload assigned racks, scan waste containers into Bio-track systems for proper recordkeeping.
Work on various vehicle production lines assembling components for Chrysler automobiles.

Crossing guard vs rail signal worker skills

Common crossing guard skills

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

Common rail signal worker skills

Hand Tools, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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