NOC 45100: Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations
What student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations do
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 duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- 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.
- Crossing guards
- Coordinate the flow of pedestrians across selected intersection with the flow of vehicles
- Direct and assist students at school crossing locations.
Job titles under NOC 45100
16 job titles are classified here, including bus monitor, crossing guard, lunch monitor.
- bus monitor
- crossing guard
- hall monitor
- lunch assistant
- lunch monitor
- lunch supervisor
- lunchroom monitor
- lunchtime monitor
- noon hour assistant
- noon hour supervisor
- school bus monitor
- school crossing guard
- school lunchroom supervisor
- school monitor
- student monitor
- student supervisor
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- First aid certification and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training may be required.
Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.50/hr | $20.00/hr | $26.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $26.31/hr |
Montréal QC | $20.00/hr | $21.00/hr | $26.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $18.51/hr | $23.68/hr | $30.14/hr |
Calgary AB | $17.56/hr | $23.21/hr | $27.12/hr |
Edmonton AB | $17.65/hr | $22.19/hr | $39.96/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $18.75/hr | $25.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $16.19/hr | $17.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $17.23/hr | $22.18/hr | $26.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $19.75/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.94/hr | $25.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $19.50/hr | $24.34/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $18.28/hr | $37.91/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $20.18/hr | $24.70/hr | $30.56/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $16.29/hr | $19.63/hr | — |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $21.06/hr | $23.48/hr | $34.58/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $37.91/hr |
New Brunswick | $16.34/hr | $19.87/hr | $22.15/hr |
Quebec | $17.23/hr | $22.18/hr | $26.00/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.35/hr | $21.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $16.90/hr | $19.07/hr | $20.71/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $50.00/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $23.78/hr | $31.75/hr |
Using NOC 45100 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 16 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations?
Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations are NOC 2021 unit group 45100. Example job titles in this group include bus monitor, crossing guard, lunch monitor, lunch supervisor.
What TEER is NOC 45100?
NOC 45100 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $20.00/hr, about $39,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.50/hr to $26.00/hr.
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.