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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Mississippi

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 28,740
2005 31,080
2006 31,320
2007 32,520
2008 32,260
2009 31,610
2010 30,570
2011 30,860
2012 31,390
2013 32,340
2014 33,820
2015 33,550
2016 33,100
2017 32,800
2018 32,070
2019 31,960

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 640
2005 530
2006 520
2007 420
2008 450
2009 470
2010 450
2011 490
2012 490
2013 560
2014 550
2015 460
2016 390
2017 440
2018 420
2019 420

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 770
2006 720
2007 720
2008 700
2009 820
2010 760
2011 840
2012 760
2013 860
2014 830
2015 840
2016 850
2017 930
2018 1,210
2019 1,420

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 590
2005 930
2006 790
2007 440
2008 450
2009 560
2010 590
2011 690
2012 590
2013 690
2014 710
2015 780
2016 770
2017 790
2018 1,100
2019 1,250

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 820

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 510
2005 460
2006 500
2007 540
2008 560
2009 520
2010 490
2011 430
2012 430
2013 420
2014 420
2015 460
2016 590
2017 700
2018 770

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 2,730
2005 3,030
2006 3,090
2007 2,850
2008 2,990
2009 3,020
2010 2,940
2011 2,930
2012 2,990
2013 2,900
2014 2,620
2015 2,710
2016 2,700
2017 3,040
2018 3,090
2019 3,280

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 80
2005 90
2006 90
2007 80
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 80
2012 100
2013 90
2014 90
2015 210
2016 270
2017 280
2018 140
2019 60

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2005 240
2006 210
2007 250
2008 160
2010 130
2011 130
2012 130
2014 240
2015 240
2016 240
2017 220
2018 170

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 200
2005 160
2006 220
2007 250
2008 250
2009 200
2010 180
2011 200
2012 230
2013 210
2014 190
2015 160
2016 150
2017 150
2018 140
2019 150

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 4,950
2005 5,200
2006 5,630
2007 5,830
2008 5,650
2009 5,270
2010 5,620
2011 5,480
2012 6,350
2013 6,630
2014 7,620
2015 7,090
2016 6,550
2017 5,600
2018 4,930
2019 4,290

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 930
2005 880
2006 900
2007 1,120
2008 1,120
2009 1,060
2010 1,060
2011 1,080
2012 1,140
2013 960
2014 920
2015 910
2016 880
2017 920
2018 870
2019 840

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 30
2008 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2007 30
2008 60
2009 70
2010 60
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 6,780
2005 6,830
2006 7,060
2007 7,220
2008 7,430
2009 7,320
2010 6,860
2011 6,930
2012 6,920
2013 7,070
2014 7,140
2015 7,320
2016 7,450
2017 7,520
2018 7,520
2019 7,620

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 150
2006 150
2007 140
2008 170
2009 160
2010 140
2011 140
2012 140
2013 150
2014 140
2015 190
2016 190
2017 200
2018 140
2019 120

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 520
2005 400
2006 300
2007 260
2008 140
2009 170
2010 60
2011 180
2012 270
2013 320
2014 300
2015 400
2016 0
2017 160
2018 110
2019 140

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2004 380
2005 450
2006 310
2007 460
2008 430
2009 370
2010 420
2011 430
2012 430
2013 470
2014 430
2015 390
2016 360
2017 340
2018 310
2019 330

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 8,790
2005 9,210
2006 9,890
2007 10,330
2008 10,090
2009 10,100
2010 9,760
2011 9,540
2012 9,360
2013 10,040
2014 10,160
2015 9,890
2016 10,400
2017 10,070
2018 10,000
2019 9,860

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 470
2005 560
2006 450
2007 380
2008 370
2009 390
2010 360
2011 360
2012 350
2013 370
2014 370
2015 400
2016 320
2017 310
2018 280
2019 280

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 480
2005 440
2006 420
2007 530
2008 460
2009 430
2010 410
2011 400
2012 450
2013 350
2014 320
2015 280
2016 290
2017 330
2018 300
2019 270

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 190
2011 230
2012 260
2013 250
2014 200
2015 170
2016 150
2017 170
2018 0
2019 220

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 550
2005 660
2007 640
2008 650
2009 590
2011 300
2012 0
2013 0
2014 570
2015 610
2016 470
2017 550
2018 530