Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers

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    2024 Workforce
    167k
    Average Age
    23.3
    Average Salary
    $14,625
    Average Male Salary
    $17,752
    Average Female Salary
    $11,117

    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 $14,625 in 2024.

    The locations that employ the most Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are James City, York Counties, Williamsburg & Poquoson Cities PUMA, VA, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, and Salt Lake County--Salt Lake City (West) & Magna PUMA, UT. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are Salt Lake County--Salt Lake City (West) & Magna PUMA, UT, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono & Tuolumne Counties PUMA, CA, and James City, York Counties, Williamsburg & Poquoson Cities PUMA, VA.

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    Service OccupationsProtective service occupations

    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers workforce. Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers workforce in 2024 was 167,422 people, of which 47.1% were women and 52.9% were men.

    Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are paid most in Los Angeles County--LA (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Salt Lake County--Salt Lake City (West) & Magna PUMA, UT.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    88,537
    Male Workforce
    ± 7.3k
    78,885
    Female Workforce
    ± 6.89k

    The Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers workforce in 2024 was 167,422 people (47.1% women and 52.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −6.35% between 2014 (178,775) and 2024 (167,422).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($37,027), Hawaii ($33,262), and Wyoming ($30,354).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $14,625
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #475 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers earned an average of $14,625, $55,252 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.596
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.596, which is higher than the national average of 0.474. 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).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers and on wages 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 Clothing & clothing accessories retailers ($71,899).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    167k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 10,040
    2.45%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 8.33%

    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 76%, followed by Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 15.1% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 5.2%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers in the US. The workforce of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers in 2024 was 167,422 people, with 47.1% woman, and 52.9% men. The average age of male Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers in the workforce is 24.5 and of female Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is 22, and the most common race/ethnicity for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers in 2024 was 167,422 people, with 47.1% woman, and 52.9% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 16 to 19 years (100,320 people), 20 to 24 years (32,520  people), and 25 to 29 years (7,882 people). Among them they concentrated 84.2% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 14.1% of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers workers were Hispanic and 85.9% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (47.9%), Puerto Rican (11.7)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (10.8)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 72.6% of the Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers workforce were White, of which 48.4% were women and 51.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (12.9%) and Black (5.28%).

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    Education & Skills

    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 Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

    Among the necessary skills for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers need more than the average amount of Learning Strategies.

    Majors

    ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
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    The most common majors achieved by Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,559 people), Social Sciences (1,954 people), and Biology (1,507 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers workers were Secondary Education (61,974 people), Some college (43,533 people), and High School or Equivalent (32,675 people).

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    Skills

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    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, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking.

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