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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
Table 3. Employment and mean hourly wages for selected occupations in protective services, May 2009
OccupationEmploymentHourly mean wageAnnual mean wage

Security guards

1,028,830$12.70$26,430

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

641,59026.5355,180

Correctional officers and jailers

455,35020.4942,610

Fire fighters

305,50022.7247,270

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers

115,6409.8520,490

Detectives and criminal investigators

110,38031.6665,860

Crossing guards

68,47012.2325,430

Animal control workers

15,32016.1433,560

 

Last Modified Date: April 21, 2011