Protective Service Occupations

24 detailed occupations in this SOC major group.

Group employment

3,776,610

Group mean annual wage

$60,720

Group median annual wage

$50,080

Occupation	SOC	Employment	Median annual
Security Guards	33-9032	1,283,470	$38,020
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	33-3051	670,520	$76,210
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33-3012	380,500	$58,940
Firefighters	33-2011	345,990	$59,280
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	33-9092	157,550	$33,580
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	33-1012	154,610	$106,040
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	33-3021	114,430	$93,790
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	33-1021	99,140	$93,530
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	33-9091	94,360	$38,100
Protective Service Workers, All Other	33-9099	81,500	$42,540
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	33-1091	81,480	$55,940
School Bus Monitors	33-9094	78,420	$35,100
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	33-1011	53,380	$77,970
Transportation Security Screeners	33-9093	50,290	$66,770
Private Detectives and Investigators	33-9021	35,580	$51,220
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	33-1099	20,690	$76,400
Bailiffs	33-3011	17,310	$56,600
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	33-2021	13,800	$75,920
Animal Control Workers	33-9011	12,070	$45,660
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	33-9031	9,520	$43,370
Parking Enforcement Workers	33-3041	9,050	$46,730
Fish and Game Wardens	33-3031	5,770	$74,060
Transit and Railroad Police	33-3052	4,390	$90,230
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	33-2022	2,780	$56,870