Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Worker Salary in the Industry of Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

The salary statistics and trend of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in the industry of nursing and residential care facilities are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service worker salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,700
25th Percentile Wage
$22,080
50th Percentile Wage
$25,180
75th Percentile Wage
$31,110
90th Percentile Wage
$37,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in the industry of nursing and residential care facilities. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers is $37,470. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $25,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers is $19,700.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in the industry of Nursing and Residential Care Facilities from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$25,180
-5.80% 16.76%
2016
$26,640
10.55% -
2015
$23,830
5.16% -
2014
$22,600
8.85% -
2013
$20,600
-1.75% -
2012
$20,960
- -

Table 3. Compare Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Worker Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in 25 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$28,150
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$27,230
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$27,230
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$25,180
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$25,170
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$24,490
Hospitals - Privately owned
$23,850
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$23,420
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$23,350
Individual and Family Services
$23,310
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$23,280
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$23,280
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$23,110
Social Assistance
$22,900
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$22,690
Hospitals - State government owned
$22,470
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$21,910
Outpatient Care Centers
$21,670
Child Day Care Services
$21,500
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$20,640
Offices of Physicians
$20,390
Hospitals - Local government owned
$18,990
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$18,910
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$18,720
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$18,420

Back to: Salary of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in the industry sector of health care and social assistance.