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45100.02 – Crossing guards

Crossing guards monitor pedestrians crossing at intersections on their way to and from school to prevent traffic accidents.

Overview

Example job titles

  • School crossing guard

Core competencies

  • Oral Communication: Active Listening to fully understand instructions from school staff, respond to questions from children or parents and interpret drivers’ verbal communications without interruption
  • Social Perceptiveness to understand how drivers react to crossing signals or how children behave at the crosswalk to make timely and appropriate decisions for everyone’s safety
  • Depth Perception to determine how close vehicles are and how quickly they are approaching to assess whether it's safe for children to cross or if they need to wait
  • Far Vision to see vehicles and pedestrians well before they reach the crosswalk to prevent accidents
  • Concern for Others and Social orientation to be attentive to the needs and behaviours of pedestrians and ensure their safe passage
  • Knowledge in Public Safety and Security to direct traffic at the crossing point to ensure procedures are followed and pedestrians can safely cross

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Coordinate the flow of pedestrians across selected intersection with the flow of vehicles.
  • Direct and assist students at school crossing locations.

Additional information

  • There is limited mobility among occupations in this group.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Security guards and related security service occupations (64410)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services

TEER

5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Major group

45 – Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations

Sub-major group

451 – Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations

Minor group

4510 – Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations

Unit group

45100 – Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations

Occupational profile

45100.02 – Crossing guards

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