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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security In demand
Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes, to provide assistance and protection to participants.

What a lifeguard, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service worker does

Become a lifeguard, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service worker

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good lifeguard, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service worker

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.

Lifeguard, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Worker job outlook

  • There are 2,059 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 610 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

Programs to get you there

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Where this information came from

  • Annual labor market information provided by Washington's Employment Security Department
  • Career information and video provided by U.S. Department of Labor
  • Notes on occupational data methodology