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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Montana

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 6,870
2005 7,230
2006 7,010
2007 7,920
2008 8,170
2009 8,420
2010 8,820
2011 8,880
2012 8,920
2013 8,170
2014 7,630
2015 7,560
2016 7,600
2017 7,770
2018 7,550
2019 8,250

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 110
2006 120
2007 140
2008 110
2009 120
2010 90
2011 130
2013 150
2014 160
2015 160
2016 150
2017 160
2018 160
2019 170

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 200
2005 240
2006 260
2007 260
2008 260
2009 230
2010 310
2011 300
2012 350
2013 280
2014 250
2015 230
2016 250
2017 300
2018 330
2019 340

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 170
2007 180
2008 220
2009 220
2010 270
2011 220
2012 200
2013 110
2014 80
2015 60
2016 110
2017 170
2018 180
2019 210

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 230

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 100
2005 130
2006 60
2007 60
2008 90
2009 0
2010 130
2011 140
2012 170
2013 170
2014 210
2015 190
2016 190
2017 170
2018 170

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 960
2005 720
2006 700
2007 610
2008 680
2009 680
2010 760
2011 880
2012 820
2013 560
2014 390
2015 340
2016 460
2017 730
2018 760
2019 840

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Bailiffs
Year Number
2005 30
2007 40
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 70
2015 40

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 1,190
2006 1,350
2007 1,280
2008 1,320
2009 1,400
2010 1,270
2011 1,140
2012 1,140
2013 1,200
2014 1,220
2015 1,210
2016 1,170
2017 1,070
2018 990
2019 1,080

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 340
2005 240
2006 340
2007 390
2008 400
2009 410
2010 520
2011 550
2012 590
2013 540
2014 490
2015 450
2016 440
2017 450
2018 430
2019 450

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 100
2009 90
2010 100
2011 90
2012 140
2013 120
2014 130
2015 130
2016 120
2017 100
2018 100
2019 100

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 50
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 30
2012 50
2013 30
2016 30
2017 40
2019 30

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 1,500
2005 1,660
2006 1,610
2007 1,810
2008 1,800
2009 1,730
2010 1,780
2011 1,830
2012 1,780
2013 1,620
2014 1,530
2015 1,520
2016 1,650
2017 1,600
2018 1,630
2019 1,750

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2005 0
2014 0
2015 30

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 80
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 70
2010 60
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 60
2019 50

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 140
2005 90
2006 60
2007 70
2008 40
2009 30
2012 0
2013 60
2014 0
2015 50
2016 80
2017 120
2018 0

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2009 30
2015 40
2016 80
2017 90

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 1,410
2005 1,570
2006 1,270
2007 1,760
2008 1,710
2009 1,880
2010 1,780
2011 1,700
2012 1,870
2013 1,800
2014 1,960
2015 1,720
2016 1,560
2017 1,490
2018 1,430
2019 1,540

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 0
2006 270
2007 440
2008 480
2009 420
2010 300
2011 320
2012 280
2013 290
2014 0
2015 190
2016 150
2017 170
2018 130
2019 190

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 270
2005 380
2006 400
2007 430
2008 460
2009 600
2010 680
2011 780
2012 570
2013 480
2014 360
2015 310
2016 280
2017 270
2018 260
2019 420

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 240
2011 240
2012 310
2015 160
2016 170
2017 190
2018 210
2019 280

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 550
2005 630
2006 250
2007 300
2008 380
2009 440
2010 450
2011 480
2012 560
2013 660
2014 740
2015 680
2016 660
2017 600
2018 710