The United States, you may have heard, is in a lifeguard shortage. The city of Houston is offering new lifeguards a $500 bonus. Jackson, Mississippi, is raising lifeguard pay by more than 40 percent.

Lifeguard shortages closed thousands of pools and beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic, when social distancing requirements disrupted training and rising wages lured some workers to other summer jobs.

Lifeguards at pools, beaches, lakes and other aquatic facilities must be trained to respond to injuries, potential cases of drowning and other medical emergencies. They must also maintain order and ...

In order to work as a lifeguard, you will need to hold a current lifeguard certification. You may be able to renew your lifeguard certification if it has expired and is still in the grace period.

Two summers ago, a teenager who jumped off the diving board started struggling and flailing her arms in the deep end. It took only a few seconds for lifeguard Makenna John to notice the girl’s ...

As people flock to beaches, lakes and pools this Memorial Day to celebrate the unofficial start of summer, the swimmers are here – but the lifeguards aren’t. At least, that’s what some parks ...

Over a decade ago, about 100 people showed up to apply for the two beach lifeguard positions available in Brevard County, Fla., said Wyatt Werneth, who was the chief lifeguard at the time. This year, ...

A lifeguard was pulled underwater by a great white shark Saturday at Scarborough Beach State Park in Maine. Local public safety officials said the lifeguard was in the water operating a rescue torpedo ...