Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a life guard can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a life guard already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Life guards monitor and ensure safety in the aquatic facility by preventing and responding to any emergencies. They identify potential risks, advise individuals on proper behaviour and dangerous zones, conduct life-saving techniques such as first aid and supervise activities of the general public.

Service and sales workers 34 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: swimming facility attendant, 59%

swimming facility attendant 59% covered door supervisor 44% covered crowd controller 43% covered armoured car guard 35% covered lifeguard instructor 30% covered life guard You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from life guard. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a life guard already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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life guard is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a life guard already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.