Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations

Year Number
2015 136,460
2016 135,570
2017 139,960
2018 142,310
2019 144,720

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Year Number
2015 160
2016 160
2017 160
2018 230
2019 230

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Year Number
2015 800
2016 790
2017 800
2018 1,900
2019 1,980

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

Year Number
2015 370
2016 320
2017 370
2018 530
2019 580

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

Year Number
2019 4,500

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 3,920
2016 3,690
2017 3,430
2018 3,680

Firefighters

Year Number
2015 9,780
2016 8,680
2017 8,700
2018 8,870
2019 9,850

Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Year Number
2015 290
2016 280
2017 270
2018 220
2019 240

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

Year Number
2015 130
2016 90
2017 100
2018 40
2019 70

Correctional Officers and Jailers

Year Number
2015 4,350
2016 4,590
2017 4,560
2018 2,380
2019 2,160

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Year Number
2015 4,100
2016 4,120
2017 3,990
2018 3,730
2019 3,770

Fish and Game Wardens

Year Number
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30

Parking Enforcement Workers

Year Number
2015 490
2016 490
2017 470
2018 330
2019 310

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers

Year Number
2015 29,160
2016 29,380
2017 30,410
2018 30,190
2019 29,950

Transit and Railroad Police

Year Number
2019 420

Animal Control Workers

Year Number
2015 420
2016 440
2017 460
2018 460
2019 430

Private Detectives and Investigators

Year Number
2017 890
2018 670
2019 620

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

Year Number
2015 340
2016 340
2017 450
2018 220
2019 230

Security Guards

Year Number
2015 63,920
2016 63,870
2017 66,490
2018 69,830
2019 70,980

Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Year Number
2015 2,060
2016 2,020
2017 2,250
2018 2,350
2019 0

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Year Number
2015 7,320
2016 7,260
2017 6,810
2018 6,330
2019 6,600

Transportation Security Screeners

Year Number
2015 2,860
2016 2,660
2017 2,690
2018 2,810
2019 2,780

Protective Service Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 5,990
2016 6,350
2017 6,620
2018 7,510