Crossing guard vs school patrol

The differences between 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 $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 school patrol are patrol, traffic laws, and direct traffic.

Crossing guard vs school patrol overview

	Crossing Guard	School Patrol
Yearly salary	$32,761	$35,845
Hourly rate	$15.75	$17.23
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	16,018	39,950
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	53	53
Years of experience	-	-

Crossing guard vs school patrol salary

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

	Crossing Guard	School Patrol
Average salary	$32,761	$35,845
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $46,000
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 school patrol education

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

	Crossing Guard	School Patrol
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Crossing guard vs school patrol demographics

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

	Crossing Guard	School Patrol
Average age	53	53
Gender ratio	Male, 23.5% Female, 76.5%	Male, 48.3% Female, 51.7%
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, 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 crossing guard and school patrol 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.

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

Crossing guard vs school patrol skills

Common crossing guard skills

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

Common school patrol skills

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

Updated January 8, 2025

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