West Virginia was 26.5% below the U.S. median for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. It ranked 49 of 52 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for West Virginia was 89.5, or 10.5% below the national price level. Its housing index was 54.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$27,565
WageScope divides the published Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in West Virginia: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 33-9092 and BLS area 54.
Questions, answered
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers pay in West Virginia: common questions
What is the median wage for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in West Virginia?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $24,670 per year for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in West Virginia. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers pay higher in West Virginia than nationally?
West Virginia's published median was 26.5% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in West Virginia?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 89.5 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers job, not a generic wage number.
Pick an eligible listing, then MeritLog can help you prepare from experience you have confirmed. WageScope never turns a BLS estimate into a qualification or résumé claim.
What the Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median says in West Virginia
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median in West Virginia at $24,670 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 33-9092 and BLS area 54.
BLS lists 450 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $25,430 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
West Virginia's Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median is 26.5% below the U.S. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $33,580 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 33-9092 and area 54. SOC 33-9092 names Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Area 54 names West Virginia. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 33-9092/54 row reports 450 wage and salary jobs, 0.64 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.63 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 33-9092/54, the annual median is $24,670 per year, while the matching mean is $25,430 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 54 facts behind this Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers page
Area 54 reports 701,610 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,470. Its annual median is $45,300. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 33-9092 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in West Virginia runs from $26,070 at the 10th percentile to $98,220 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,530. The median is $45,300. The 75th percentile is $64,940. This is a place check, not a pay range for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 54. They do not show related skills or a path into Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
1. Area 54, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 23,430 jobs, $80,130 annual median, 33.39 jobs per 1,000, and 1.54 location quotient.
2. Area 54, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 19,050 jobs, $28,950 annual median, 27.15 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
3. Area 54, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 18,890 jobs, $28,010 annual median, 26.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the West Virginia wage ladder for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
The 10th percentile is $20,570 per year. The 25th percentile is $21,760 per year. The median is $24,670 per year. The 75th percentile is $28,270 per year. The 90th percentile is $30,160 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $21,760 per year to $28,270 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $9,590. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
West Virginia has a annual median of $24,670 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $33,580 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for West Virginia. West Virginia is 26.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where West Virginia sits for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
West Virginia ranks 49 of 52 among states and territories with a published annual median for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 49 of 52 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
46. South Carolina has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $26,210 per year, 1,900 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.81.
47. Iowa has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $25,460 per year, 1,410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.89.
48. Oklahoma has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $25,250 per year, 650 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.38.
Pay leaders
Where Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 33-9092, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $60,400 per year. West Virginia sits at $24,670 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $60,400 per year, or $35,730 above West Virginia. BLS lists 290 jobs there, compared with 450 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.41.
2. Hawaii has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $52,630 per year, or $27,960 above West Virginia. BLS lists 720 jobs there, compared with 450 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.13.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in this same-source set, at 22,620 jobs. West Virginia has 450. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 22,620 estimated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs, a gap of 22,170 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $42,720 per year, or $18,050 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.23.
2. Texas has 11,320 estimated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs, a gap of 10,870 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $29,450 per year, or $4,780 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.79.
Local-share leaders
Where Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers takes the largest share of local jobs
Virginia has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.14. West Virginia has 0.63. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Virginia has a location quotient of 2.14, a gap of 1.51 from West Virginia. BLS lists 8,920 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs and a median of $30,070 per year, or $5,400 above West Virginia.
2. Colorado has a location quotient of 1.86, a gap of 1.23 from West Virginia. BLS lists 5,430 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs and a median of $35,640 per year, or $10,970 above West Virginia.
Job scale and share
How common Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers is in West Virginia
BLS lists 450 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs in West Virginia. It also lists 0.64 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.63. A value of 1 means Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers beside other roles in West Virginia
The all-occupations median in West Virginia is $45,300 per year. The Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median is $24,670 per year. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers is 45.5% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for West Virginia. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a West Virginia median of $26,070 per year. BLS lists 6,240 jobs and a location quotient of 0.36.
2. Cooks, Fast Food, SOC 35-2011, has a West Virginia median of $23,120 per year. BLS lists 16,490 jobs and a location quotient of 5.7.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in West Virginia
Registered Nurses is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded West Virginia table, at 23,430 jobs. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers has 450 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 701,610. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Registered Nurses has 23,430 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 22,980 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its median is $80,130 per year, or $55,460 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 1.54.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around West Virginia
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded West Virginia role table, at $82,500 per year. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers has $24,670 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,300 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $82,500 per year in West Virginia, or $57,830 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 15,300 jobs, compared with 450 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,130 per year in West Virginia, or $55,460 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 23,430 jobs, compared with 450 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 1.54.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in West Virginia
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded West Virginia role table, at 5.7. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers has 0.63. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 5.7 in West Virginia, a gap of 5.07 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 16,490 jobs and a median of $23,120 per year, or $1,550 below Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.63 in West Virginia, a gap of 3.00 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 7,830 jobs and a median of $51,300 per year, or $26,630 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
Price-level view
What $24,670 may mean after the West Virginia price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for West Virginia is 89.5. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 10.5% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $24,670 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median by 89.5 divided by 100. The result is $27,565 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 54.2. Goods are 96.5. Utilities are 92.2. Other services are 99.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers row is 14.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 450 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $25,430 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. It uses a West Virginia place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $24,670 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers row for West Virginia does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 450 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.63 is not a growth score. Rank 49 of 52 is not a place score. The 89.5 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 33-9092 in BLS area 54. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
How many Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs does BLS estimate in West Virginia?
BLS published an employment estimate of 450 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 54, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 17,360 jobs, $26,370 annual median, 24.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
5. Area 54, SOC 35-2011, Cooks, Fast Food: 16,490 jobs, $23,120 annual median, 23.5 jobs per 1,000, and 5.7 location quotient.
6. Area 54, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 15,300 jobs, $82,500 annual median, 21.8 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
50. Mississippi has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $24,440 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.28.
51. Louisiana has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $22,240 per year, 660 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.33.
52. Puerto Rico has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $21,840 per year, 140 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.15.
3. California has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $42,720 per year, or $18,050 above West Virginia. BLS lists 22,620 jobs there, compared with 450 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.23.
4. Washington has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $37,770 per year, or $13,100 above West Virginia. BLS lists 4,720 jobs there, compared with 450 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.31.
5. Montana has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $37,750 per year, or $13,080 above West Virginia. BLS lists 270 jobs there, compared with 450 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.51.
6. Massachusetts has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $36,650 per year, or $11,980 above West Virginia. BLS lists 2,640 jobs there, compared with 450 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.72.
7. New York has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $36,590 per year, or $11,920 above West Virginia. BLS lists 8,740 jobs there, compared with 450 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.89.
8. Vermont has a Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers median of $36,030 per year, or $11,360 above West Virginia. BLS lists 310 jobs there, compared with 450 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.
3. Florida has 9,460 estimated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs, a gap of 9,010 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $35,040 per year, or $10,370 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.94.
4. Virginia has 8,920 estimated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs, a gap of 8,470 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $30,070 per year, or $5,400 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 2.14.
5. New York has 8,740 estimated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs, a gap of 8,290 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $36,590 per year, or $11,920 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.89.
6. Ohio has 6,450 estimated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs, a gap of 6,000 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $27,770 per year, or $3,100 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.15.
7. Illinois has 5,880 estimated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs, a gap of 5,430 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $33,710 per year, or $9,040 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.95.
8. New Jersey has 5,460 estimated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs, a gap of 5,010 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $34,760 per year, or $10,090 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.26.
3. Wyoming has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 1.14 from West Virginia. BLS lists 500 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs and a median of $29,030 per year, or $4,360 above West Virginia.
4. Nevada has a location quotient of 1.68, a gap of 1.05 from West Virginia. BLS lists 2,630 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs and a median of $30,830 per year, or $6,160 above West Virginia.
5. Maryland has a location quotient of 1.49, a gap of 0.86 from West Virginia. BLS lists 4,160 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs and a median of $34,520 per year, or $9,850 above West Virginia.
6. Utah has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 0.82 from West Virginia. BLS lists 2,550 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs and a median of $28,720 per year, or $4,050 above West Virginia.
7. North Dakota has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.70 from West Virginia. BLS lists 580 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs and a median of $28,430 per year, or $3,760 above West Virginia.
8. Washington has a location quotient of 1.31, a gap of 0.68 from West Virginia. BLS lists 4,720 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers jobs and a median of $37,770 per year, or $13,100 above West Virginia.
3. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a West Virginia median of $26,370 per year. BLS lists 17,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a West Virginia median of $28,010 per year. BLS lists 18,890 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
5. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a West Virginia median of $28,090 per year. BLS lists 6,110 jobs and a location quotient of 1.57.
6. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a West Virginia median of $28,800 per year. BLS lists 5,200 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
7. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a West Virginia median of $28,950 per year. BLS lists 19,050 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
8. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a West Virginia median of $29,590 per year. BLS lists 6,450 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
2. Retail Salespersons has 19,050 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 18,600 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its median is $28,950 per year, or $4,280 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 1.08.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 18,890 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 18,440 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its median is $28,010 per year, or $3,340 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Cashiers has 17,360 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 16,910 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its median is $26,370 per year, or $1,700 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Cooks, Fast Food has 16,490 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 16,040 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its median is $23,120 per year, or $1,550 below Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 5.7.
6. General and Operations Managers has 15,300 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 14,850 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its median is $82,500 per year, or $57,830 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 12,520 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 12,070 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its median is $34,510 per year, or $9,840 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 12,190 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 11,740 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its median is $49,480 per year, or $24,810 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $80,060 per year in West Virginia, or $55,390 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 5,380 jobs, compared with 450 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 1.47.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $55,630 per year in West Virginia, or $30,960 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 5,420 jobs, compared with 450 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $55,360 per year in West Virginia, or $30,690 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 6,050 jobs, compared with 450 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 2.07.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $53,660 per year in West Virginia, or $28,990 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 6,900 jobs, compared with 450 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
7. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a median of $51,300 per year in West Virginia, or $26,630 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 7,830 jobs, compared with 450 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 3.63.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,480 per year in West Virginia, or $24,810 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 12,190 jobs, compared with 450 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.07 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.44 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 6,050 jobs and a median of $55,360 per year, or $30,690 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.57 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.94 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 6,110 jobs and a median of $28,090 per year, or $3,420 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
5. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.54 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.91 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 23,430 jobs and a median of $80,130 per year, or $55,460 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.84 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 5,380 jobs and a median of $80,060 per year, or $55,390 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.84 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 7,420 jobs and a median of $39,740 per year, or $15,070 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.44 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.81 from Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. BLS lists 9,390 jobs and a median of $36,720 per year, or $12,050 above Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers.
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers pay in West Virginia (33-9092/54) | BLS 2025
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