Lifeguard Supervisor, DCNR pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 20095
- Class code
- 20095
- Pay scale group
- ST 01
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- 98
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Lifeguard Supervisor, DCNR is $38,338 to $41,506 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 20095.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 02/03/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory and public safety work patrolling, directing, and monitoring activities in a swimming area at a state park. An employee in this job supervises the activities of Lifeguards responsible for maintaining order and minimizing risks to swimmers and other park visitors from accidents or drownings. Work involves planning, organizing, and assigning work to subordinates; evaluating employee performance; determining training needs; providing training through direct instruction or access to training resources; demonstrating new or improved techniques for performing the work; and explaining park rules, regulations, policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards.
Examples of the work
• Supervises the activities of Lifeguards involved in patrolling, directing, and monitoring swimming areas at a state park. • Evaluates the training needs of subordinates and provides ongoing training for both new and established methods and techniques. • Supervises the rescue of swimmers in distress. • Supervises the administration of first aid, artificial respiration, and CPR, including adult, infant, and child CPR, to injured park visitors. • Supervises the inspection of swimming areas and safety equipment and supplies. • Supervises compliance with state parks rules and regulations governing swimming areas.
Minimum qualifications
• Two seasons of experience as a Lifeguard (commonwealth title); or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All employees must obtain a valid Lifeguard Certification or Lifeguard Management Certification issued by the American Red Cross, YMCA, United States Lifesaving Association, or other authority recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Health within 14 days of employment.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.