Saturday, December 15, 2018

School Crossing-Guard - 371.567-010 - Occasional Handling and No Fingering

We used the SCO and the aptitudes for dexterity to show that there really are not a significant number of jobs for a person limited to light work (six hours of standing/walking), occasional handling, and no fingering. There is more than one to tackle the problem. We look at school crossing-guard (DOT 371.567-010) through the O*Net and Occupational Requirements Survey.

School crossing-guard (DOT 371.567-010) belongs to crossing guards (SOC 33-9091).  Crossing guards have irregular or seasonal schedules in 34% of jobs and work less than 40 hours per week in 100% of jobs. We use the O*NET work context reports to prove the point:

33-9091.00 - Crossing Guards 

Structural Job Characteristics
%
Response
Duration of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.
0
More than 40 hours
0
40 hours
100
Less than 40 hours
Environmental
%
Response
Work Schedules — How regular are the work schedules for this job?
66
Regular (established routine, set schedule)
14
Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)
20
Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)

The Occupational Requirements Survey provides useful data about the occupational group of crossing guards.

33-9091.00 - Crossing Guards 

Series ID: ORUV1000059600000114
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of crossing guards; prior work experience is not required
Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: prior work experience is not required
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual100

The ORS does not otherwise address education, training, or experience for this occupational group leaving the inference that all work is unskilled.

Series ID: ORUP1000059600000235
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: crossing guards; pounds maximum weight lifted/carried (25th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: pounds maximum weight lifted/carried (25th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual5

Series ID: ORUP1000059600000237
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: crossing guards; pounds maximum weight lifted/carried (75th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: pounds maximum weight lifted/carried (75th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual50

The ORS does not specifically address strength/exertion.  Something less than 75% but at least 25% require lifting/carrying less than or equal to 20 pounds occasionally and 10 pounds frequently. 
Series ID: ORUP1000059600000769
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of crossing guards; fine manipulation is required
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: fine manipulation is required
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual81.1


With a limitation of no fingering, 19.9% of the jobs are available.

Series ID: ORUP1000059600000334
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of crossing guards; gross manipulation is required, constantly
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: gross manipulation is required, constantly
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual68


Less than 32% of jobs require occasional handling. The ORS does not report seldom, occasional, or frequent use of the hands for gross manipulation.

Series ID: ORUP1000059600001005
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: crossing guards; % of day standing/walking is required (25th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: % of day standing/walking is required (25th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual87.5

Series ID: ORUP1000059600001006
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: crossing guards; % of day standing/walking is required (50th percentile - median)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: % of day standing/walking is required (50th percentile - median)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual93.8

A person limited to six hours of standing/walking in a day could not perform full-time work at the 25th percentile.  The ORS does not report the 10th percentile for crossing guards.

Series ID: ORUP1000059600000125
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: crossing guards; hours of standing/walking, mean
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: hours of standing/walking, mean
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual4.75

Series ID: ORUP1000059600000129
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: crossing guards; hours of standing/walking (75th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: hours of standing/walking (75th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual7.5
Series ID: ORUP1000059600000130

Series Title: crossing guards; hours of standing/walking (90th percentile)
Not seasonally adjusted
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: crossing guards
Estimate: hours of standing/walking (90th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual7.5

The average amount of standing/walking points to the part-time nature of the work given the percentage of the day that workers stand/walk.

We can check the OOH to determine aggregate job numbers and the typical education/training.  

33-9091 Crossing guards

Typical Education Needed
No formal educational credential
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
None
Typical On-The-Job Training Needed to Attain Competency
Short-term on-the-job training
2016 Employment
74,300



The Occupational Employment Statistics estimates the occupational group at 76,440.  

Crossing guards include three DOT codes, two of which are unskilled and light .  Putting together the date from the OOH, O*NET, and ORS, we get no jobs as a school crossing-guard in the nation that meet the demands of the limitations and constitute presumptive substantial gainful activity:

# of jobs
% unskilled (ORS)
# of unskilled jobs
74,300
100%
74,300
# of unskilled jobs
% light (ORS)
# light and unskilled jobs
74,300
74% (>25%, <75%)
54,982
# light and unskilled jobs
% no fine manipulation (ORS)
# no fine manipulation jobs
54,982
18.9%
10,392
# no fine manipulation jobs
% occasional gross manipulation (ORS)
# no fine, occasional gross manipulation jobs
10,392
32%
3,325
# no fine, occasional gross manipulation jobs
% stand/walk ≤ 6 hours/day (ORS)
# no fine, occasional gross, 6 hours s/w jobs
3,325
74%
2,461
# no fine, occasional gross, 6 hours s/w jobs
% full-time (O*NET)
# full time, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w jobs
2,461
0%
0
# full time, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w jobs
% regular schedule (O*NET)
# regular, f-t, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w jobs
9
66%
0

BONUS SECTION:  The number of light, unskilled crossing guard jobs that require six hours or less of standing/walking in an eight-hour day on a regular full-time schedule:

# of jobs
% unskilled
# of unskilled jobs
74,300
100%
74,300
# of unskilled jobs
% light
# light and unskilled
74,300
74% (>25%, <75%)
54,982
# light and unskilled
% stand/walk ≤ 6 hours/day
# stand/walk ≤ 6 hours/day
54,982
10%
5,498
# 6 hours s/w
% full-time
# full time 6 hrs. s/w
5,498
0%
0
# full time 6 hrs. s/w
% regular schedule
# regular, f-t, 6 hrs. s/w
5,498
66%
0



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