OSCA 899932

Crossing Supervisor

Overview

  • Employed persons

    6,300

  • Employment status

    1.3% Full time

    98.7% Part time

  • Median age

    64 years

  • Employment by sex

    60.2% Female

    39.8% Male

    Moderately female dominated

  • Indigenous employment share

    1.4%

  • Main employing industry

    Public Administration and Safety

Indicator Crossing Supervisor Total employment
Employed persons 6,300 12,049,400
Median age 64 years 40 years
Full-time share 1.3% 64.2%
Part-time share 98.7% 35.8%
Female employment share 60.2% 48.5%
Male employment share 39.8% 51.5%
Gender segregation intensity scale Moderately female dominated Gender balanced
Indigenous employment share 1.4% 2.2%
Main employing industry Public Administration and Safety Health Care and Social Assistance
Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

Occupation overview

Crossing Supervisors assist children, people with disability, and other pedestrians to cross roads by stopping traffic and ensuring all pedestrians have crossed safely before allowing traffic to flow through the crossing.

What the occupation involves

  • Assists children, people with disability, or other pedestrians to cross roads safely by escorting them
  • Monitors traffic flow and the number of pedestrians at designated crossings
  • Halts traffic when appropriate, to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely
  • Ensures all pedestrians have crossed safely before traffic is allowed to flow through the designated crossing
  • Ensures appropriate signage and warning signals are displayed and observable to traffic and crossing pedestrians
  • Reports hazards, incidents and signage issues to immediate supervisor or local authorities
  • Provides direction to pedestrians to advocate for road safety

Common occupation titles

No alternative occupation titles are listed for this occupation.

Specialisations

  • School Crossing Supervisor

Note: Specialisations are examples of roles in within this occupation and are not separate OSCA occupations.

Skill level (education and experience level)

Skill level 5
equivalent to secondary education, or a Certificate I).

Note: While skill levels are described using formal education levels, some people use a combination of informal learning, on-the-job training and personal experience to achieve an equivalent level.

Licensing or registration requirements

No licensing or registration requirements are listed for this occupation.

OSCA structure

Employment

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    Industries

    Top 10 most common industries, 2021

    Crossing Supervisor Total employment
    Industry Share of occupation Industry Share of occupation
    Public Administration and Safety 79.8% Health Care and Social Assistance 14.5%
    Transport, Postal and Warehousing 6.5% Retail Trade 9.1%
    Education and Training 5.5% Construction 8.9%
    Administrative and Support Services 4.6% Education and Training 8.8%
    Construction 0.3% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 7.8%
    Health Care and Social Assistance 0.3% Public Administration and Safety 6.6%
    Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 0.1% Accommodation and Food Services 6.5%
    Arts and Recreation Services <0.1% Manufacturing 5.9%
    Financial and Insurance Services <0.1% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 4.5%
    Other Services <0.1% Financial and Insurance Services 3.7%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    States and territories

    Employment distribution by states and territories, 2021

    • New South Wales

      16.8%

    • Victoria

      49.2%

    • Queensland

      22.9%

    • South Australia

      0.1%

    • Tasmania

      1.0%

    • Northern Territory

      0.1%

    • Australian Capital Territory

      0.6%

    Crossing Supervisor Total employment
    State / Territory Employment Share of occupation Employment Share of occupation
    New South Wales 1,100 16.8% 3,684,200 30.6%
    Victoria 3,100 49.2% 3,162,900 26.2%
    Queensland 1,500 22.9% 2,444,100 20.3%
    South Australia 0 0.1% 839,400 7.0%
    Western Australia 590 9.3% 1,306,200 10.8%
    Tasmania 70 1.0% 254,700 2.1%
    Northern Territory 0 0.1% 107,000 0.9%
    Australian Capital Territory 40 0.6% 248,600 2.1%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    Age and sex

    Employment distibution by age group and sex, 2021

    Crossing Supervisor

    Total employment

    Age group Crossing Supervisor Total employment
    15–24 years 1.7% 14.3%
    25–34 years 2.7% 22.7%
    35–44 years 5.2% 22.3%
    45–54 years 13.3% 20.4%
    55–64 years 28.6% 15.3%
    65–74 years 35.9% 4.3%
    75 years and over 12.8% 0.6%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.
    Sex Crossing Supervisor Total employment
    Female 60.2% 48.5%
    Male 39.8% 51.5%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

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