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	Crossing Guards and Flaggers	Public Safety Telecommunicators	Security Guards	Transportation Security Screeners	Highway Maintenance Workers	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
SUMMARY	81% Imminent Risk	37% Low Risk	37% Low Risk	64% High Risk	53% Moderate Risk	58% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	2.5/10	5.3/10	3.8/10	3.1/10	4.4/10	3.2/10
POLLING	73% (High Risk, Based on 40 votes)	35% (Low Risk, Based on 311 votes)	55% (Moderate Risk, Based on 521 votes)	66% (High Risk, Based on 19 votes)	44% (Moderate Risk, Based on 26 votes)	64% (High Risk, Based on 59 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	3.6%	3.5%	0.4%	-6.0%	3.0%	-0.9%
WAGES	$37,700 or $18.12 per hour	$50,730 or $24.39 per hour	$38,370 or $18.45 per hour	$63,360 or $30.46 per hour	$49,070 or $23.59 per hour	$48,880 or $23.50 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	90,180	101,140	1,241,770	46,340	151,750	211,000
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DESCRIPTION	Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.	Operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 9-1-1 public safety answering points and emergency operations centers. Take information from the public and other sources regarding crimes, threats, disturbances, acts of terrorism, fires, medical emergencies, and other public safety matters. May coordinate and provide information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. May access sensitive databases and other information sources as needed. May provide additional instructions to callers based on knowledge of and certification in law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical procedures.	Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.	Conduct screening of passengers, baggage, or cargo to ensure compliance with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations. May operate basic security equipment such as x-ray machines and hand wands at screening checkpoints.	Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.	Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.

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