When people think of lifeguards, most of the time they imagine a teenager working a pool for some summer cash. In movies and television shows, they’re often depicted as teens or very young adults trained to save lives earning a little more than minimum wage. But not all lifeguard jobs are created equally and not all lifeguards are teenagers saving for a car.
In fact, some locations in America pay their lifeguards extremely well to do their jobs. It may seem like they spend most of their time sitting on a lifeguard tower watching the water for signs of distress, but the job is not that simple. Though it’s not too often during their day that they have to dive into the water to rescue swimmers, their job is still serious. When it’s time to save someone drowning, they need to know what they’re doing and how to do it well. For saving lives, lifeguards being well paid makes sense.
Lifeguard on duty, ready for action at the pool.Photo credit: Canva…