Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers

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2020 Workforce

157k

Average Age

23.4

Average Salary

$11,783

Average Male Salary

$14,235

Average Female Salary

$9,026

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 $11,783 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers by wage are Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, 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 Charleston City PUMA, SC, Fort Collins City PUMA, CO, and Missoula City PUMA, MT. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are Cedar City PUMA, UT, Madison & Cortland Counties PUMA, NY, and Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono & Tuolumne Counties PUMA, CA.

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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 U. S. Air Force. Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers are paid most in Edgewater, Uptown & Rogers Park PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Cedar City PUMA, UT.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$11,783

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,259

In 2020, Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers earned an average of $11,783, $44,171 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Fast food and counter workers make somewhat more than Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers while Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers 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

0.565

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.565, 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, Individual & family services, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Other schools & instruction and educational support services, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, and Administration of environmental quality & housing programs.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, by average wage, are U. S. Air Force, Clothing stores, and U. S Coast Guard.

Industries by Share

157k

2020 Workforce

± 9,722

−2.29%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.91%

The number of people employed as Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers has been declining at a rate of −2.29%, from 160,649 people in 2019 to 156,969 people in 2020.

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 58.2%, followed by Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 11.7% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 5.89%.

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 24.3 and of female Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is 22.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

83.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,074

73.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,672

52.9% 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)

73.4% 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 7.63% 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

24.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.07

22.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.988

The median age of Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers is 23.4, and Male employees are generally 2 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 Business 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.