Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

33-0000 Protective Service Occupations (Major Group)

Protective Service Occupations 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

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National estimates for Protective Service Occupations
Industry profile for Protective Service Occupations
Geographic profile for Protective Service Occupations

National estimates for Protective Service Occupations:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Protective Service Occupations:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
3,351,180	0.4 %	$ 25.11	$ 52,220	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Protective Service Occupations:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.88	$ 14.82	$ 21.02	$ 31.77	$ 45.20
Annual Wage (2)	$ 24,710	$ 30,820	$ 43,710	$ 66,090	$ 94,020

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Industry profile for Protective Service Occupations:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Protective Service Occupations are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Protective Service Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Protective Service Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,381,700	25.57	$ 30.86	$ 64,190
Investigation and Security Services	721,290	78.17	$ 16.29	$ 33,880
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	384,200	17.47	$ 29.37	$ 61,100
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	143,710	6.91	$ 35.14	$ 73,100
Elementary and Secondary Schools	112,620	1.37	$ 16.91	$ 35,180

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Protective Service Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Investigation and Security Services	721,290	78.17	$ 16.29	$ 33,880
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,381,700	25.57	$ 30.86	$ 64,190
Facilities Support Services	33,320	20.69	$ 21.33	$ 44,380
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	384,200	17.47	$ 29.37	$ 61,100
Other Support Services	47,570	15.95	$ 17.75	$ 36,910

Top paying industries for Protective Service Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	340	0.03	$ 53.56	$ 111,400
Natural Gas Distribution	80	0.08	$ 46.69	$ 97,100
Postal Service (federal government)	1,340	0.21	$ 39.42	$ 81,990
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	143,710	6.91	$ 35.14	$ 73,100
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	1,830	0.35	$ 33.93	$ 70,570

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Geographic profile for Protective Service Occupations:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Protective Service Occupations are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Protective Service Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Protective Service Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	401,540	24.44	1.01	$ 31.24	$ 64,990
New York	294,130	33.84	1.40	$ 29.28	$ 60,910
Texas	292,110	24.14	1.00	$ 23.39	$ 48,660
Florida	235,510	27.90	1.16	$ 21.98	$ 45,710
Illinois	133,470	23.72	0.98	$ 27.53	$ 57,260

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Protective Service Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	28,200	41.03	1.70	$ 33.83	$ 70,360
New York	294,130	33.84	1.40	$ 29.28	$ 60,910
Hawaii	18,910	32.94	1.37	$ 26.48	$ 55,070
Nevada	39,750	31.78	1.32	$ 23.26	$ 48,370
New Mexico	24,400	31.05	1.29	$ 21.33	$ 44,380

Top paying states for Protective Service Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	28,200	41.03	1.70	$ 33.83	$ 70,360
California	401,540	24.44	1.01	$ 31.24	$ 64,990
Washington	63,910	20.00	0.83	$ 30.45	$ 63,330
New Jersey	108,990	28.81	1.20	$ 30.30	$ 63,020
Alaska	8,340	28.13	1.17	$ 30.12	$ 62,650

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Protective Service Occupations:

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	299,310	33.88	1.41	$ 29.82	$ 62,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	148,980	25.59	1.06	$ 30.29	$ 63,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	105,340	24.15	1.00	$ 27.64	$ 57,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	84,790	28.06	1.16	$ 30.45	$ 63,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	84,680	33.77	1.40	$ 23.70	$ 49,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	73,530	20.49	0.85	$ 23.98	$ 49,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	72,260	24.34	1.01	$ 22.31	$ 46,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	68,640	25.45	1.06	$ 25.24	$ 52,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	60,620	23.02	0.96	$ 21.18	$ 44,060
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	55,780	21.44	0.89	$ 30.09	$ 62,590

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Protective Service Occupations:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	3,670	86.06	3.57	$ 40.77	$ 84,800
Pine Bluff, AR	2,240	79.48	3.30	$ 18.26	$ 37,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	2,310	72.95	3.03	$ 29.32	$ 60,990
The Villages, FL	1,940	64.57	2.68	$ 20.17	$ 41,950
El Centro, CA	3,690	64.21	2.67	$ 35.03	$ 72,860
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	2,560	50.76	2.11	$ 20.95	$ 43,580
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	2,860	50.00	2.08	$ 33.10	$ 68,840
Yuma, AZ	3,020	49.83	2.07	$ 25.89	$ 53,860
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1,790	46.37	1.92	$ 18.99	$ 39,510
Kingston, NY	2,540	46.32	1.92	$ 29.30	$ 60,940