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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Georgia

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 94,450
2005 94,330
2006 90,260
2007 94,710
2008 95,330
2009 96,570
2010 95,170
2011 100,280
2012 99,980
2013 101,830
2014 100,500
2015 103,720
2016 101,290
2017 105,240
2018 106,060
2019 111,340

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 980
2005 1,040
2006 1,160
2007 1,300
2008 1,330
2009 1,320
2010 1,290
2011 1,150
2012 940
2013 1,040
2014 0
2015 0
2017 1,980
2018 2,240
2019 2,350

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 2,510
2005 2,720
2006 2,950
2007 2,990
2008 3,460
2009 3,850
2010 4,180
2011 4,400
2012 4,560
2013 4,250
2014 4,180
2015 3,860
2016 3,580
2017 4,140
2018 5,840
2019 6,830

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,940
2006 2,230
2007 2,370
2008 2,360
2009 2,260
2010 2,190
2011 2,040
2012 1,710
2013 1,720
2014 1,670
2015 1,740
2016 1,750
2017 1,730
2018 2,620
2019 3,640

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,980

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,540
2005 1,400
2006 1,270
2007 1,320
2008 1,560
2009 1,430
2010 1,530
2011 1,430
2012 1,560
2013 1,530
2014 1,390
2015 1,400
2016 1,410
2017 1,760
2018 1,930

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 9,890
2005 9,010
2006 8,010
2007 8,000
2008 8,620
2009 9,610
2010 9,390
2011 10,000
2012 10,240
2013 11,050
2014 11,040
2015 12,600
2016 12,380
2017 12,230
2018 11,280
2019 11,760

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 410
2005 510
2006 520
2007 500
2008 370
2009 330
2010 280
2011 280
2012 280
2013 320
2014 470
2015 650
2016 550
2017 400
2018 260
2019 250

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 110
2007 120
2008 110
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 110
2013 110
2014 100
2015 110
2016 60
2017 380
2019 390

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 670
2005 750
2006 970
2007 1,040
2008 1,060
2009 870
2010 840
2011 900
2012 1,070
2013 1,080
2014 870
2015 620
2016 620
2017 810
2018 930
2019 990

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 17,140
2005 16,670
2006 16,260
2007 17,310
2008 17,540
2009 17,720
2010 17,680
2011 17,220
2012 16,590
2013 17,300
2014 17,610
2015 16,710
2016 16,190
2017 14,840
2018 15,500
2019 15,110

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 3,600
2005 3,720
2006 3,870
2007 4,080
2008 4,170
2009 4,750
2010 4,750
2011 4,770
2012 4,040
2013 3,720
2014 3,540
2015 3,370
2016 3,200
2017 3,370
2018 3,680
2019 3,740

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 410
2005 400
2006 460
2007 460
2008 660
2009 570
2010 560
2011 480
2012 430
2013 420
2014 390
2015 360
2016 450
2017 200
2018 200
2019 220

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 110
2006 120
2007 140
2008 140
2009 150
2010 120
2011 140
2012 110
2013 100
2014 140
2015 270
2016 250
2017 210
2018 80
2019 80

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 19,690
2005 21,340
2006 19,630
2007 20,120
2008 20,040
2009 19,940
2010 18,750
2011 19,530
2012 19,970
2013 21,120
2014 22,190
2015 24,670
2016 24,360
2017 23,730
2018 22,410
2019 22,140

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2004 80
2007 0
2008 80
2012 350
2013 340
2014 330
2015 390
2016 420
2017 420
2019 30

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 470
2005 480
2006 490
2007 520
2008 560
2009 530
2010 470
2011 500
2012 520
2013 540
2014 520
2015 460
2016 440
2017 410
2018 460
2019 510

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 890
2005 670
2007 930
2008 0
2009 1,140
2010 1,120
2011 540
2012 570
2013 520
2014 790
2015 800
2016 970
2017 940
2018 1,080
2019 980

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2014 0

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 27,220
2005 26,230
2006 27,890
2007 29,000
2008 28,750
2009 27,060
2010 27,220
2011 31,090
2012 30,350
2013 29,340
2014 28,570
2015 30,690
2016 28,840
2017 30,220
2018 29,510
2019 32,330

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 1,280
2005 1,030
2006 780
2007 650
2008 640
2009 710
2010 700
2011 820
2012 900
2013 800
2014 850
2015 690
2016 860
2017 660
2018 580
2019 620

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 3,420
2005 3,340
2006 2,330
2007 2,120
2008 2,060
2009 2,280
2010 1,610
2011 2,440
2012 3,290
2013 4,140
2014 3,780
2015 3,070
2016 3,400
2017 3,330
2018 2,890
2019 2,120

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 1,050
2011 1,280
2012 1,420
2013 1,450
2014 1,310
2015 1,260
2017 1,340
2018 1,470
2019 1,520

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,310
2005 2,830
2006 1,210
2007 1,740
2008 1,820
2009 2,050
2010 1,440
2011 1,270
2012 970
2013 940
2014 760
2015 0
2016 1,560
2017 2,140
2018 3,100