Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
United States. Estimated employment 157,550, with pages for 8 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 33-9092
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$33,580 · 50th
$25,78010th
$28,88025th
$33,58050th
$37,52075th
$43,97090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $43,800 | 11,640 |
| San Diego, CA | $43,050 | 2,480 |
| San Jose, CA | $42,460 | 1,020 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $39,970 | 340 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $39,580 | 260 |
| Riverside, CA | $39,160 | 1,070 |
| San Francisco, CA | $39,120 | 2,000 |
| Stockton, CA | $38,480 | 210 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 157,550 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 33-9092, Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Mapped to our taxonomy as lifeguards-ski-patrol-and-other-recreational-protective-service-workers.
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