Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Complete and maintain records of weather and beach conditions, emergency medical treatments performed, and other relevant incident information.69
• Participate in recreational demonstrations to entertain resort guests.63

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Instruct participants in skiing, swimming, or other recreational activities and provide safety precaution information.53
• Observe activities in assigned areas, using binoculars, to detect hazards, disturbances, or safety infractions.47
• Contact emergency medical personnel in case of serious injury.42

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Inspect recreational facilities for cleanliness.29
• Inspect recreational equipment, such as rope tows, T-bars, J-bars, or chair lifts, for safety hazards and damage or wear.34
• Provide assistance in the safe use of equipment, such as ski lifts.34

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 43 puts Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 2 of 15 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 10 augmentable, and 3 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $33,580median wage
• 157,550employed
• 42,700annual openings
• +5.8%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Firefighters 40
• Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 47
• Security Guards 61
• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 44
• Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 52
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 52

FAQ — Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

What does a score of 43 mean for a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers?

It means that, weighted across the 15 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 43 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Complete and maintain records of weather and beach conditions, emergency medical treatments performed, and other relevant incident information; Participate in recreational demonstrations to entertain resort guests. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Inspect recreational facilities for cleanliness; Inspect recreational equipment, such as rope tows, T-bars, J-bars, or chair lifts, for safety hazards and damage or wear; Provide assistance in the safe use of equipment, such as ski lifts. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.