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Average Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary in Connecticut

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in Connecticut earn a median annual salary of $35,070, which is +4.0% compared to the national median. There are 1,330 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Connecticut (state).

$35,070
Connecticut median annual wage
$17/hour median
+4.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $33,720
1,330
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.85
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$32,640
25th
$33,780
Median
$35,070
75th
$37,010
90th
$39,850

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Connecticut, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$33,848
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 146.5%
Rents: 117.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$58,640Compare350
Hawaii$55,540Compare620
California$42,520Compare21,730
Washington$38,510Compare3,870
Massachusetts$36,830Compare2,340
Colorado$36,290Compare5,220

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Connecticut

Connecticut has salary data for 691 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in Connecticut

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers are projected to change by +5.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 42,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.