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Highest Paying Industries for Crossing Guards

The top 40 highest paying industries for crossing guards (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $47,370, professional, scientific, and technical services is the highest paying industry for crossing guards. It is followed by other specialty trade contractors industry (average annual salary $33,500). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of crossing guards in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 40 Highest Paying Industries for Crossing Guards

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,370	$40,320	60
2	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$33,500	$22,210	250
3	Specialty Trade Contractors	$32,880	$20,870	270
4	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$32,550	$19,020	40
5	Educational Services - State government owned	$32,200	$20,320	90
6	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$30,900	$23,030	240
7	Utility System Construction	$30,640	$20,440	460
8	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$30,290	$18,000	50
9	State government, including schools and hospitals	$29,860	$25,630	340
10	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$29,850	$26,520	250
11	Construction	$29,650	$19,920	1,470
12	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$29,240	$19,880	1,160
13	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$29,110	$17,780	210
14	Other Personal Services	$29,060	$17,790	200
15	Personal and Laundry Services	$29,060	$17,790	200
16	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$27,660	$19,660	620
17	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$27,360	$19,840	30
18	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$25,750	$17,650	43,760
19	Federal, State, and Local Government	$25,750	$17,650	43,760
20	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$25,670	$17,640	43,510
21	Nonresidential Building Construction	$25,580	$18,700	40
22	Construction of Buildings	$25,580	$18,700	40
23	Other Support Services	$25,210	$18,360	8,360
24	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$25,010	$16,610	40
25	Wholesale Trade	$25,010	$16,610	40
26	Administrative and Support Services	$24,650	$18,210	9,850
27	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,620	$18,180	9,890
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$24,570	$17,420	54,070
29	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$24,500	$17,420	53,730
30	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$23,520	$18,830	470
31	Investigation and Security Services	$23,520	$18,830	470
32	Educational Services - Privately owned	$23,230	$16,990	370
33	Temporary Help Services	$22,830	$17,320	950
34	Employment Services	$22,820	$17,330	960
35	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$21,750	$16,850	300
36	Educational Services	$20,340	$16,950	10,680
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$20,290	$16,950	10,590
38	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$20,160	$16,940	10,220
39	Educational Services - Local government owned	$20,160	$16,940	10,220
40	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$18,720	$15,810	n/a