Traffic agent vs crossing guard

The differences between traffic agents and crossing guards can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a traffic agent has an average salary of $34,741, which is higher than the $32,761 average annual salary of a crossing guard.

The top three skills for a traffic agent include patrol, motor vehicle and summonses. The most important skills for a crossing guard are patrol, kids, and emergency situations.

Traffic agent vs crossing guard overview

	Traffic Agent	Crossing Guard
Yearly salary	$34,741	$32,761
Hourly rate	$16.70	$15.75
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	27,806	16,018
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	40	53
Years of experience	-	-

Traffic agent vs crossing guard salary

Traffic agents and crossing guards have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Traffic Agent	Crossing Guard
Average salary	$34,741	$32,761
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $55,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Cottage Grove, MN
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Dublin City Schools
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between traffic agent and crossing guard education

There are a few differences between a traffic agent and a crossing guard in terms of educational background:

	Traffic Agent	Crossing Guard
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	-

Traffic agent vs crossing guard demographics

Here are the differences between traffic agents' and crossing guards' demographics:

	Traffic Agent	Crossing Guard
Average age	40	53
Gender ratio	Male, 52.4% Female, 47.6%	Male, 23.5% Female, 76.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 2.9% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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%
LGBT Percentage	7%	4%

Differences between traffic agent and crossing guard duties and responsibilities

Traffic agent example responsibilities.

Lead team providing cargo, personal property and passenger movements for DoD personnel.
Attend special ceremonies for NYPD personal.
Represent the NYPD traffic division on a daily basis.
Create airway bills for walk-in, and process receivable payments.
Interact with pedestrians on a daily basis always using CPR.
Coordinate between mills and forwarders to endure delivery of orders worldwide.

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.

Traffic agent vs crossing guard skills

Common traffic agent skills

Patrol, 17%
Motor Vehicle, 15%
Summonses, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Direct Traffic, 6%
Traffic Control, 4%

Common crossing guard skills

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