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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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Table 3. Employment and mean hourly wages for selected occupations in protective services, May 2009
Occupation	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Security guards	1,028,830	$12.70	$26,430
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	641,590	26.53	55,180
Correctional officers and jailers	455,350	20.49	42,610
Fire fighters	305,500	22.72	47,270
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	115,640	9.85	20,490
Detectives and criminal investigators	110,380	31.66	65,860
Crossing guards	68,470	12.23	25,430
Animal control workers	15,320	16.14	33,560

Last Modified Date: April 21, 2011