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Student Monitors and Crossing Guards

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  • Job description
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2024-2028
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals supervise and ensure the safety of students at school. They may work in or near schools.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Climatic conditions

Main tasks

  • Supervise students during recess, lunch hour, and throughout the day.
  • Ensure the safe passage of students on streets near the school.
  • Assist other school staff as needed.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.
Minimum
$17.00
Median
$22.00
Maximum
$26.00

Job prospects for 2024-2028

Les 2 champs de sélection ci-dessous vous permettent de comparer 2 régions. Les données des régions seront automatiquement mises à jour à la sélection. Par défaut, la province de Québec est sélectionnée pour la première région.

Job prospects for 2024-2028

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2023

All of Québec

14,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
78.8% Female
21.2% Male

Not available.
  • 78.8% Female
  • 21.2% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$36,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for men
  • None

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for men
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    100% of jobs
  2. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    0% of jobs
  3. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    0% of jobs
  4. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    0% of jobs
  5. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    0% of jobs
  6. Others
    0% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    100% of jobs
  2. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    0% of jobs
  3. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    0% of jobs
  4. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    0% of jobs
  5. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    0% of jobs
  6. Others
    0% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

No specific training

Sometimes required

  • Training in first aid may be required or considered an asset.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Active listening
  • Oral expression
  • Teaching
  • Social perception
  • Reading comprehension
  • Coordination
  • Data collection
  • Learning strategies
  • Active learning
  • Critical thought
  • Result evaluation
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Service oriented
More Less skills

Abilities

  • Oral comprehension
  • Verbal skills
  • Speech clarity
  • Speech recognition
  • Awareness of issues
  • Information organization
  • Near vision
  • Selective attention
  • Written comprehension
  • Deductive reasoning
More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

  • Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
  • Capacity to adapt
  • Commitment
  • Vitality
  • Respect standards and regulations
  • Friendliness
  • Assiduity and punctuality
  • Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
  • Capacity to facilitate a group
  • Patience

Interests

  • Assist and advise
  • Work outdoors

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Social
People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Artistic
People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Additional information

Official name of the NOC 45100

Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations

Job titles

  • School crossing guard
  • School monitor
  • Student monitor
  • Crossing guard
  • Lunch assistant
  • Noon hour assistant
  • Bus monitor
  • School bus monitor
  • Hall monitor
  • Lunchroom monitor
  • Lunch monitor
  • Lunchtime monitor
More Less job titles

Skill type

Education, law and social, community and government services

Related occupations

  • Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
  • Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
  • Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi

Last update: January 29, 2026

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