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Add-ons that raise your rate

• Swim instructor certification

  Teaching lessons pays more per hour than guarding and adds hours in winter.

• Waterfront and waterpark options

  Beaches and waterparks pay a premium and hire all summer.

• Lifesaving instructor and examiner

  Teach Bronze and National Lifeguard courses. Higher pay, and cities need them.

• Head guard and supervisor

  Running the deck and the schedule. The first step toward full-time aquatics.