Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations
Also called: Bus monitor, Hall monitor, Lunch monitor, Crossing guard, School monitor, Student monitor, Lunchroom monitor, Lunchtime monitor, School bus monitor, Student supervisor, School crossing guard, Lunch assistant
Student monitors, crossing guards and workers in related occupations supervise students to ensure their safety and monitor their behaviour during indoor or outdoor breaks and before and after school hours. School monitors are employed by public and private elementary and secondary schools. Crossing guards are employed by municipalities, public and private security agencies and schools.
Main tasks
- Student monitors
- Monitor school buildings and grounds to help ensure the security of the students and the school
- Monitor student's lockers and lunch areas
- Monitor students during recess, at noon hour or during the day on school grounds
- Record and report students' absences, accidents, behaviours and issues
- May monitor security cameras and report incidents and infractions
- May supervise tests, school detention, and other related activities
- May prepare classroom or equipment such as projectors and other audio-visual or electronic equipment for special activities
How to become one
Completion of secondary school may be required. First aid certification and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training may be required.
Pay · Outlook
- Median pay: $39,000 a year The middle half earn $33,150 to $46,800.
- About 19,300 people worked in this job in 2023, and about 20,700 are projected by 2033. (+7.3%)
- Projected labour market to 2033: balance.
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Sources
- Statistics Canada: Census 2021: employment by occupation, gender and education (98-10-0449) (2021 Census), Statistics Canada Open Licence, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Statistics Canada: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (Version 1.0), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Employment and Social Development Canada: Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS) (2024 to 2033), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank): Wages by occupation (2025 (revised 2025-11-19)), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03