Measured from live jobs
Lifeguard skills employers ask for
From 76 open Lifeguard job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Lifeguard postings that mention each skill.
- BLS/CPRdistinctive83%
- Leadership39%
- Customer service29%
- Workplace safetydistinctive24%
- Communication20%
- Curriculum developmentdistinctive11%
- Cleaning9%
- EMTdistinctive9%
- Teaching9%
- Training and coaching8%
- Risk management7%
- Problem solving7%
- Regulatory compliance7%
“Distinctive” means Lifeguard postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Lifeguard skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Athletic Trainer90% overlapShared: BLS/CPR, Leadership, Communication, Customer serviceHow to switch
- Surgical Technologist81% overlapShared: BLS/CPR, Customer service, Problem solving, LeadershipHow to switch
- Radiologic Technologist79% overlapShared: BLS/CPR, Workplace safety, Leadership, Customer serviceHow to switch
- Cardiovascular Technologist75% overlapShared: BLS/CPR, EMT, Workplace safety, CommunicationHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Lifeguard need?
- In 76 current Lifeguard job postings, the skills asked for most often are BLS/CPR (83%), Leadership (39%), Customer service (29%), Workplace safety (24%), Communication (20%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Lifeguard move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Athletic Trainer, Surgical Technologist, Radiologic Technologist, Cardiovascular Technologist. Athletic Trainer shares skills such as BLS/CPR, Leadership, Communication.
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