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AI exposure Protective service

Will AI replace crossing guards and flaggers?

Crossing Guards and Flaggers. US occupation 33-9091.

0.0%

of the time crossing guards and flaggers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of crossing guards and flaggers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for crossing guards and flaggersWhat crossing guards and flaggers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 12 tasks for crossing guards and flaggers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

12 of the 12 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults.Core task
  • Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.Core task
  • Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, lanterns, and hand signals.Core task
  • Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.Core task
  • Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.Core task
  • Record license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals, and report infractions to appropriate authorities.Core task
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  • Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.Core task
  • Discuss traffic routing plans and control-point locations with superiors.
  • Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points.
  • Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
  • Learn the location and purpose of street traffic signs within assigned patrol areas.
  • Stop speeding vehicles to warn drivers of traffic laws.

How that compares

Among the 21 protective service occupations, crossing guards and flaggers rank 8. The group averages 1.2%, and its most exposed job is Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers at 12.3%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  3. 346Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.