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

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in Minnesota earn a median annual salary of $32,460, which is -3.7% compared to the national median. There are 2,410 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$32,460
Minnesota median annual wage
$16/hour median
-3.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $33,720
2,410
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.88
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$25,990
25th
$29,160
Median
$32,460
75th
$36,010
90th
$37,070

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 Minnesota, 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
98.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$32,914
Goods: 100.5%
Services: 90.8%
Rents: 91.3%

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 Minnesota

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Podiatrists$224,2800.83
Physicists$222,5500.15
Pediatricians, General$212,3801.10
Dentists, General$209,8201.16
Chief Executives$194,1601.67
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers$184,560N/A
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$182,7900.97
Air Traffic Controllers$176,0301.49

Minnesota has salary data for 731 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Podiatrists.

Historical series

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

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.