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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers ;
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives ;
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers ;
Miscellaneous First-Line Supervisors, Protective Service Workers ;
Firefighters ;
Fire Inspectors and Investigators ;
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists ;
Bailiffs ;
Correctional Officers and Jailers ;
Detectives and Criminal Investigators ;
Fish and Game Wardens ;
Parking Enforcement Workers ;
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers ;
Transit and Railroad Police ;
Animal Control Workers ;
Private Detectives and Investigators ;
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators ;
Security Guards ;
Crossing Guards and Flaggers ;
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers ;
Transportation Security Screeners ;
School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
3,498,800 |
0.4 % |
$23.98 |
$49,880 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$11.16 |
$14.02 |
$19.99 |
$30.43 |
$43.68 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$23,210 |
$29,150 |
$41,580 |
$63,290 |
$90,850 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,418,720 |
25.60 |
$29.83 |
$62,040 |
Investigation and Security Services |
753,300 |
78.70 |
$15.74 |
$32,740 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
389,880 |
17.92 |
$28.19 |
$58,640 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
140,920 |
7.02 |
$33.56 |
$69,800 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
108,690 |
1.26 |
$16.28 |
$33,860 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Investigation and Security Services |
753,300 |
78.70 |
$15.74 |
$32,740 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,418,720 |
25.60 |
$29.83 |
$62,040 |
Facilities Support Services |
35,100 |
21.33 |
$20.23 |
$42,080 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
389,880 |
17.92 |
$28.19 |
$58,640 |
Other Support Services |
45,590 |
13.86 |
$17.19 |
$35,750 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Natural Gas Distribution |
110 |
0.10 |
$39.20 |
$81,530 |
Postal Service (federal government) |
1,350 |
0.21 |
$38.48 |
$80,030 |
Rail Transportation |
1,940 |
0.83 |
$35.67 |
$74,190 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
140,920 |
7.02 |
$33.56 |
$69,800 |
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
150 |
0.03 |
$33.46 |
$69,590 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
403,270 |
23.20 |
0.97 |
$29.90 |
$62,180 |
New York |
314,490 |
33.02 |
1.39 |
$27.49 |
$57,180 |
Texas |
299,220 |
24.07 |
1.01 |
$22.36 |
$46,520 |
Florida |
244,590 |
27.81 |
1.17 |
$21.18 |
$44,050 |
Illinois |
146,520 |
24.32 |
1.02 |
$26.47 |
$55,060 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
29,660 |
41.00 |
1.72 |
$31.37 |
$65,260 |
New York |
314,490 |
33.02 |
1.39 |
$27.49 |
$57,180 |
Nevada |
43,660 |
31.35 |
1.32 |
$22.58 |
$46,980 |
New Mexico |
25,760 |
31.28 |
1.31 |
$20.47 |
$42,580 |
Hawaii |
19,630 |
30.89 |
1.30 |
$25.33 |
$52,700 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
29,660 |
41.00 |
1.72 |
$31.37 |
$65,260 |
Alaska |
7,760 |
24.47 |
1.03 |
$30.16 |
$62,730 |
California |
403,270 |
23.20 |
0.97 |
$29.90 |
$62,180 |
Washington |
66,690 |
20.10 |
0.84 |
$29.45 |
$61,260 |
New Jersey |
113,430 |
27.75 |
1.16 |
$28.66 |
$59,610 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
318,310 |
32.97 |
1.38 |
$27.99 |
$58,210 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
147,700 |
23.67 |
0.99 |
$29.02 |
$60,370 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
117,300 |
25.08 |
1.05 |
$26.75 |
$55,640 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
92,140 |
28.98 |
1.22 |
$28.69 |
$59,680 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
87,700 |
33.19 |
1.39 |
$22.78 |
$47,390 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
75,440 |
20.63 |
0.87 |
$22.59 |
$46,990 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
73,870 |
24.20 |
1.02 |
$21.69 |
$45,110 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
72,960 |
25.36 |
1.06 |
$23.76 |
$49,420 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
62,560 |
22.80 |
0.96 |
$19.84 |
$41,260 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
59,880 |
21.40 |
0.90 |
$28.49 |
$59,260 |
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