Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Low Risk
31%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
36%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
26%
(Low Risk)
Average: 31%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
6.8%
by year 2033
WAGES
$30,380
or $14.60 per hour
Volume
123,560
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.8/10

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Calculated automation risk

36% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

26% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 36% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers' job openings is expected to rise 6.8% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers' was $30,380, or $14 per hour

'Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers' were paid 36.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 123,560 people employed as 'Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.08% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers'.

Job description

Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes, to provide assistance and protection to participants.

SOC Code: 33-9092.00

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Comments

AB (No chance) 28 days ago
Based on the physical and environmental factors, it would be hard to implement any technology that could completely replace an important part of the emergency healthcare chain.
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Rohan (Low) 4 months ago
Saving people by getting them out of the water as a lifeguard will probably be too hard for a robot to do.
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Adam (Low) 1 year ago
Because it would require physical robots to take over the role of human jobs, and I think the chance that would be financially feasable within 20 years is unlikely. Technologically maybe, but financially not.
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Alea 3 years ago
AI could recognize what drowning looks like, but can it tell if a kid is just fooling around? Would it be able to swim? I don't thing it's likely robo-guards will be joining us.
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Costodial lifeguard (No chance) 3 years ago
Few people will accept that their lives are in the hands of robots. No parent that I know of will send their kids to the pool, and let the robots keep them from drowning. Drowning alerts and alarm are sure to follow, but lifeguards are amongst the last to go in my opinion.
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Isla (Highly likely) 5 years ago
Already with the introduction of technology which can “detect” movement in the water and potential drownings we are seeing the number of lifeguards globally decline as this is used in place of people. My place of work has already dropped from five lifeguards in the building to a mere two, despite concerns over spinal injuries etc.
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badger 3 years ago
I get how bots can detect if a person is drowning but how are they gonna get the person out of the water
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Elias 2 years ago
Well, it's harder to detect if someone is really drowning than to remove them from the water. A drone could do it very easily and I've even seen machines that perform CPR.
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