Career overview
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
O*NET-SOC 33-9092.00
Median pay / yr$33,720
OutlookRapid Growth
Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes, to provide assistance and protection to participants.
What it takes
The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
Skills employers look for
- MonitoringMonitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- SpeakingTalking to others to convey information effectively.
- Social PerceptivenessBeing aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Service OrientationActively looking for ways to help people.
- Active ListeningGiving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal ServiceKnowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Public Safety and SecurityKnowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- Education and TrainingKnowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Medicine and DentistryKnowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
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