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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Pennsylvania

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 115,790
2005 115,920
2006 93,670
2007 109,450
2008 112,970
2009 116,060
2010 118,440
2011 117,630
2012 117,810
2013 118,320
2014 118,830
2015 120,280
2016 125,440
2017 127,350
2018 126,470
2019 130,090

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 610
2005 700
2006 540
2007 460
2008 390
2009 580
2010 580
2011 500
2012 1,210
2013 1,230
2014 1,320
2015 1,300
2016 1,330
2017 1,260
2019 1,260

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 3,190
2005 3,350
2006 3,700
2007 3,490
2008 3,530
2009 4,170
2010 4,120
2011 3,980
2012 2,170
2013 2,570
2014 2,930
2015 3,590
2016 3,330
2017 3,260
2018 3,350
2019 3,600

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,270
2005 1,230
2006 1,080
2007 1,110
2008 1,170
2009 1,220
2010 1,190
2012 630
2013 670
2014 790
2015 920
2016 910
2017 830
2018 900
2019 910

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 2,810

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 1,700
2006 1,860
2007 1,350
2008 1,410
2009 0
2010 1,300
2011 1,270
2012 1,520
2013 1,960
2014 2,180
2015 2,950
2016 2,960
2017 2,870
2018 2,520

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 4,900
2005 5,490
2006 5,030
2007 5,670
2008 5,230
2009 5,480
2010 5,380
2011 5,110
2012 4,650
2013 4,400
2014 4,890
2015 5,110
2016 5,220
2017 5,000
2018 4,650
2019 4,410

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 230
2005 310
2006 320
2007 280
2008 280
2009 340
2010 360
2011 350
2012 280
2013 300
2014 240
2015 240
2016 210
2017 180
2018 140
2019 250

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2004 40

Bailiffs
Year Number
2007 520
2008 500
2009 300
2010 330
2011 0
2012 290
2013 260
2014 210
2015 490
2016 520
2017 690
2018 720
2019 710

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 17,630
2005 17,550
2007 15,630
2008 16,030
2009 17,540
2010 17,940
2011 18,390
2012 17,020
2013 16,750
2014 16,210
2015 16,480
2016 17,020
2017 17,380
2018 16,850
2019 17,590

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 2,910
2005 3,240
2006 2,700
2007 3,080
2008 3,100
2009 3,520
2010 3,260
2011 3,030
2012 2,600
2013 2,660
2014 2,700
2015 2,880
2016 2,870
2017 2,910
2018 2,830
2019 2,820

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 1,010

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 610
2005 760
2006 730
2007 700
2008 460
2009 420
2010 370
2011 340
2012 290
2013 370
2014 450
2015 450
2016 400
2017 290
2018 510
2019 530

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 27,120
2005 27,600
2006 26,140
2007 25,480
2008 26,880
2009 28,410
2010 27,830
2011 27,450
2012 27,530
2013 27,760
2014 27,570
2015 26,490
2016 26,970
2017 27,460
2018 27,850
2019 27,990

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2004 200
2006 370
2007 410
2008 430
2009 280
2010 230
2011 160
2012 140
2013 130
2014 80
2015 80
2016 80
2019 40

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 170
2005 140
2006 180
2007 190
2008 280
2009 280
2010 300
2011 250
2012 260
2013 270
2014 260
2015 220
2016 230
2017 250
2018 240
2019 180

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,310
2005 2,270
2006 2,870
2007 2,730
2008 2,720
2009 2,090
2010 2,330
2011 2,050
2012 2,070
2013 1,660
2014 1,560
2015 1,380
2016 1,360
2017 3,080
2018 3,100
2019 3,330

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 30
2008 230
2009 290
2010 320
2011 810
2012 720
2013 470
2015 490
2016 570
2017 340
2018 360
2019 310

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 38,640
2005 36,750
2006 36,320
2007 36,600
2008 38,270
2009 39,130
2010 38,840
2011 41,440
2012 41,210
2013 42,540
2014 43,150
2015 43,620
2016 43,790
2017 42,700
2018 42,900
2019 41,330

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 5,800
2005 5,750
2006 4,790
2007 4,820
2008 4,910
2009 5,160
2010 6,310
2011 6,570
2012 6,520
2013 4,410
2014 4,220
2015 4,770
2016 6,210
2017 6,460
2018 6,830
2019 7,390

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 5,110
2005 5,480
2006 5,430
2007 5,300
2008 5,290
2009 4,950
2010 4,270
2011 4,540
2012 5,080
2013 6,180
2014 5,490
2015 5,230
2016 4,920
2017 5,200
2018 5,850
2019 5,850

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 1,470
2011 1,390
2012 1,490
2013 1,370
2014 1,270
2016 1,260
2017 1,250
2019 1,430

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,330
2005 3,600
2006 1,610
2007 1,600
2008 1,860
2009 1,900
2010 1,710
2011 0
2012 2,130
2013 2,360
2014 3,310
2015 3,590
2016 5,280
2017 5,940
2018 6,870