Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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 Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers ; First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other ; 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 ; Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators ; Security Guards ; Crossing Guards ; Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers ; Transportation Security Screeners ; Protective Service Workers, All Other

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

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)
3,437,410	0.4 %	$23.36	$48,580	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.63	$13.46	$19.54	$29.85	$42.35
Annual Wage (2)	$22,110	$28,000	$40,640	$62,090	$88,090

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Industry profile for this occupation:

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)	1,397,410	25.50	$28.92	$60,160
Investigation and Security Services	740,760	78.49	$15.31	$31,850
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	386,600	17.76	$27.65	$57,520
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	140,630	7.01	$33.30	$69,270
Elementary and Secondary Schools	99,560	1.16	$15.96	$33,190

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	740,760	78.49	$15.31	$31,850
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,397,410	25.50	$28.92	$60,160
Facilities Support Services	31,300	20.20	$19.83	$41,250
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	386,600	17.76	$27.65	$57,520
Other Support Services	35,880	11.45	$17.33	$36,050

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	1,340	0.21	$38.48	$80,040
Natural Gas Distribution	170	0.16	$35.20	$73,210
Rail Transportation	1,860	0.80	$34.79	$72,370
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	110	0.02	$34.58	$71,920
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	140,630	7.01	$33.30	$69,270

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Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	386,370	22.72	0.96	$29.40	$61,150
New York	313,240	33.37	1.41	$26.38	$54,870
Texas	291,740	24.08	1.01	$22.04	$45,840
Florida	235,400	27.34	1.15	$20.82	$43,310
Illinois	151,070	25.21	1.06	$25.84	$53,750

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	27,440	38.53	1.62	$31.28	$65,060
New York	313,240	33.37	1.41	$26.38	$54,870
Hawaii	20,380	31.75	1.34	$23.96	$49,850
Nevada	42,650	31.66	1.33	$21.42	$44,550
New Mexico	25,660	31.62	1.33	$20.28	$42,190

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	27,440	38.53	1.62	$31.28	$65,060
Alaska	7,900	25.07	1.06	$29.63	$61,630
California	386,370	22.72	0.96	$29.40	$61,150
Washington	66,080	20.27	0.85	$28.53	$59,340
New Jersey	109,980	27.15	1.14	$27.68	$57,570

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	313,700	33.03	1.39	$26.84	$55,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	142,470	23.28	0.98	$28.69	$59,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	120,770	26.02	1.10	$25.81	$53,680
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	88,360	28.18	1.19	$28.47	$59,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	84,070	32.46	1.37	$22.55	$46,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	72,150	20.22	0.85	$22.30	$46,390
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	71,910	25.24	1.06	$22.77	$47,350
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	70,320	23.58	0.99	$21.13	$43,950
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	59,750	21.66	0.91	$27.61	$57,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	58,990	21.99	0.93	$19.81	$41,210