Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary in the US
A lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers earns a national median of $33,580 a year (mean $34,470) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #817 of 825.
How much does a lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers earn in the US?
A lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in the United States earns a median of $33,580 a year (mean $34,470), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 34% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 157,550 people work in this occupation (SOC 33-9092), ranked #817 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$33,580
per year
Mean
$34,470
per year
Employment
157,550
US workers
National rank
#817
of 825 by median
What a lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers (SOC 33-9092) earns a median annual wage of $33,580 and a mean (average) of $34,470. The median is the midpoint — half of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers earn more and half earn less — and is 34% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers is $33,580, and the mean (average) is $34,470. The median is the midpoint — half of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $33,580, a lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers earns 34% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 157,550 lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers employed nationally (SOC 33-9092), across all industries.
- Where does this lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 33-9092. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 33-9092 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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