Chart 4. Percent of employment and median annual wage for selected occupations, by sex, race, and ethnicity, 2019
Series	Percent	Median annual wage (in dollars)
African American	[1]	[1]
African American: First-line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	7.6	91,090
African American: Firefighters	8.5	50,850
African American: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	12.6	63,150
African American: Detectives and Criminal Investigators	12.7	83,170
African American: Private Detectives and Investigators	23.5	50,510
African American: Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers	29.6	29,710
African American: Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers	34.2	45,300
African American: Total Employment, 16 years and over	12.3	39,810
African American: Total Protective Service Employment	20.3	41,580
Asian	[1]	[1]
Asian: First-line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	0.4	91,090
Asian: Firefighters	1.3	50,850
Asian: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1.5	63,150
Asian: Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers	1.7	45,300
Asian: Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1.9	83,170
Asian: Private Detectives and Investigators	3.0	50,510
Asian: Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers	3.5	29,710
Asian: Total Employment, 16 years and over	6.5	39,810
Asian: Total Protective Service Employment	2.2	41,580
White	[1]	[1]
White: Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers	60.5	45,300
White: Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers	62.9	29,710
White: Private Detectives and Investigators	72.6	50,510
White: Detectives and Criminal Investigators	82.7	83,170
White: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	82.9	63,150
White: Firefighters	86.7	50,850
White: First-line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	89.2	91,090
White: Total Employment, 16 years and over	77.7	39,810
White: Total Protective Service Employment	73.9	41,580
Hispanic or Latino	[1]	[1]
Hispanic or Latino: First-line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	5.6	91,090
Hispanic or Latino: Detectives and Criminal Investigators	8.4	83,170
Hispanic or Latino: Firefighters	11.6	50,850
Hispanic or Latino: Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers	12.3	45,300
Hispanic or Latino: Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers	17.0	63,150
Hispanic or Latino: Private Detectives and Investigators	17.7	50,510
Hispanic or Latino: Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers	18.8	29,710
Hispanic or Latino: Total Employment, 16 years and over	17.6	39,810
Hispanic or Latino: Total Protective Service Employment	15.3	41,580
Women	[1]	[1]
Women: Firefighters	3.3	50,850
Women: First-line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	9.9	91,090
Women: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	17.6	63,150
Women: Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers	21.5	29,710
Women: Detectives and Criminal Investigators	23.0	83,170
Women: Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers	30.1	45,300
Women: Private Detectives and Investigators	47.6	50,510
Women: Total Employment, 16 years and over	47.0	39,810
Women: Total Protective Service Employment	22.1	41,580
^[1]No applicable value. Note: The median annual wage for each occupation is fixed across groups because of a lack of detailed data. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.