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Crossing guard

Other names

school crossing patrol officer, school crossing guard

Security guards and protection

They watch traffic and hold up signs to stop cars, so people, including children, can cross the road safely.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.

  2. 2

    Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.

  3. 3

    Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
signaleur/signaleuse
español
agente de movilidad
العربية
حارس عبور الطريق / حارسة عبور الطريق
português
Guarda municipal
Deutsch
Verkehrshelfer/Verkehrshelferin
italiano
sorvegliante per l’attraversamento pedonale

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