Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers

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2019 Workforce

176k

Average Age

23.9

Average Salary

$11,854

Average Male Salary

$15,102

Average Female Salary

$8,378

About

Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers was $11,854 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers by wage are Tutors, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, and Fast food and counter workers.

Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are part of the Protective service occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of correctional officers, Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers, Firefighters, and 13 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are Williamson County (North)Georgetown (East) & Taylor Cities PUMA, TX, Warren, Libertyville (North & East) & Shields Townships PUMA, IL, and Olathe, Gardner, Spring Hill & Edgerton Cities PUMA, KS. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are Chenango, Delaware & Broome (East) Counties PUMA, NY, Williamson County (North)Georgetown (East) & Taylor Cities PUMA, TX, and Whitman, Asotin, Adams, Lincoln, Columbia & Garfield Counties PUMA, WA.

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Service Occupations Protective service occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Amusement & Recreation is the industry that employs the most Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, by average wage, is National security & international affairs. Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are paid most in St. Louis County (Central) PUMA, MO but are relatively concentrated in Chenango, Delaware & Broome (East) Counties PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$11,854

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,079

In 2019, Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers earned an average of $11,854, $43,670 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Fast food and counter workers make somewhat more than Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers while Tutors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.542

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.542, which is higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, by number of employees, are Amusement & Recreation, Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Elementary & secondary schools, Traveler accommodation, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Individual & family services, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses, and Other schools & instruction and educational support services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, by average wage, are National security & international affairs, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Administration of environmental quality & housing programs.

Industries by Share

176k

2019 Workforce

± 10,293

8.04%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.81%

The number of people employed as Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers has been growing at a rate of 8.04%, from 162,873 people in 2018 to 175,965 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers at 60.1%, followed by Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 12.7% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 5.77%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers in the US. The average age of male Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers in the workforce is 25.7 and of female Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is 22.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

91k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,403

85k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 7,156

51.7% of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

75.2% of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.63% of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers.

Age by Sex

25.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.17

22.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.914

The median age of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is 23.9, and Male employees are generally 3.63 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is Social Sciences but a relatively high number of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers hold a major in Natural Resources & Conservation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers need many skills, but most especially Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers need more than the average amount of Learning Strategies, Service Orientation, and Monitoring.