Protective services workers, all other, include lifeguards, crossing guards and animal control officers.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
Check your pay
- The majority of Protective services workers not elsewhere classified earn a salary between R3 399 and R12 012 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Protective services workers not elsewhere classified ranges from R3 399 to R6 377.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between R4 406 and R8 877 per month.
Duties and tasks
- Patrolling beaches and swimming pools to prevent accidents and to rescue bathers from drowning
- Monitoring traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets
- Responding to citizen complaints concerning stray domestic animals, livestock and wildlife, issuing warnings and citations to owners and impounding lost, homeless and dangerous animals
- Patrolling an assigned area to enforce parking regulations
- Directing traffic
