Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in District of Columbia

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations

Year Number
2004 13,960
2005 20,440
2006 14,170
2007 20,830
2008 21,790
2009 14,520
2010 14,740
2011 22,210
2012 21,430
2013 25,810
2014 25,810
2015 23,580
2016 26,900
2017 22,020
2018 25,660
2019 23,910

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Year Number
2009 80
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70
2013 50
2014 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 60
2019 60

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Year Number
2004 900
2005 840
2006 650
2007 610
2008 610
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1,100
2017 0
2018 1,250
2019 1,240

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

Year Number
2019 960

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 520
2005 470
2006 430
2007 410
2008 530
2009 480
2010 490
2011 440
2012 580
2013 1,020
2014 980
2015 980
2016 940
2017 1,010
2018 980

Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Year Number
2007 90
2008 90
2009 60
2018 70
2019 70

Correctional Officers and Jailers

Year Number
2009 1,700
2010 1,660
2011 1,520
2012 1,270
2013 1,070
2014 1,030
2016 1,110

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Year Number
2004 2,110
2005 2,600
2006 2,810
2007 2,680
2008 2,770
2009 0
2010 0
2011 2,730
2012 2,430
2013 2,630
2014 2,670
2015 2,590
2016 2,790
2018 3,050

Parking Enforcement Workers

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 220
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 260
2018 260
2019 250

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers

Year Number
2005 5,570
2007 5,300
2008 5,430
2009 0
2010 0
2011 5,230
2012 4,150
2013 5,140
2014 5,240
2015 5,230
2016 5,250
2017 5,140
2018 5,450
2019 5,460

Transit and Railroad Police

Year Number
2017 100

Private Detectives and Investigators

Year Number
2012 60
2016 100
2017 170
2018 180
2019 150

Security Guards

Year Number
2004 9,910
2005 10,270
2006 10,200
2007 11,740
2008 12,230
2009 12,070
2010 12,370
2011 11,940
2012 12,190
2013 13,440
2014 12,750
2015 13,110
2016 15,140
2017 13,900
2018 13,410
2019 14,810

Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Year Number
2013 210
2016 250
2017 310
2018 390
2019 400

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 0
2008 0
2010 30
2011 110
2012 160
2013 180
2014 190
2015 200
2016 220
2017 190
2018 220
2019 210

Transportation Security Screeners

Year Number
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90
2018 160
2019 140

Protective Service Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 520
2005 640
2008 130
2009 130
2010 110
2011 170
2012 520
2013 1,850
2014 1,800
2015 1,400
2016 970
2017 800
2018 180