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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 31,380
2006 40,540
2007 41,960
2008 40,270
2009 37,730
2010 37,820
2011 33,520
2012 43,430
2013 44,790
2014 46,270
2015 30,630
2016 30,450
2017 29,280

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 80
2007 70
2009 200
2010 200
2011 0
2012 180
2013 180
2014 200
2015 120
2016 130
2017 110

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 1,200
2006 1,130
2007 1,040
2008 1,060
2012 650
2013 810
2014 930
2015 1,190
2016 1,180
2017 1,160

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2007 660
2008 650
2012 200
2013 220
2014 330
2015 360
2016 370
2017 360

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 730
2006 570
2007 510
2008 490
2009 470
2010 500
2011 470
2012 510
2013 650
2014 670
2015 680
2016 720
2017 730

Firefighters
Year Number
2007 2,640
2008 2,530
2012 2,290
2013 1,970
2014 2,360
2015 1,590
2016 1,590
2017 1,680

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2006 160
2007 110
2008 110
2009 180
2010 190
2011 210
2012 160
2013 180
2014 160
2016 0
2017 0

Bailiffs
Year Number
2009 190
2010 180
2011 120
2012 90
2013 90
2014 100

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 4,760
2006 3,550
2007 2,980
2012 3,830
2013 3,750
2014 3,350
2015 2,660
2016 2,660
2017 2,720

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 1,600
2006 1,450
2007 1,600
2008 1,580
2009 1,820
2010 1,710
2012 1,440
2013 1,470
2014 1,430
2015 1,190
2016 1,180

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40
2011 70
2012 70
2013 110
2014 100
2015 0

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2006 10,890
2007 9,980
2008 10,410
2009 11,430
2010 11,380
2011 11,270
2012 11,270
2013 11,310
2014 11,660
2015 6,730
2016 6,600
2017 6,800

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2008 200
2009 90
2010 70

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 90
2009 90
2010 100
2011 100
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2016 40
2017 70

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 1,320
2007 1,230
2008 660
2009 400
2010 700
2011 0
2012 950
2013 450
2014 560
2015 340
2016 340
2017 0

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 80
2016 0
2017 0

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 17,050
2006 16,560
2007 16,670
2008 18,010
2009 18,410
2010 17,450
2011 15,890
2012 17,000
2013 18,550
2014 18,860
2015 12,590
2016 12,300
2017 12,240

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 2,390
2006 2,130
2007 2,050
2008 2,060
2009 2,460
2010 2,570
2011 2,730
2012 1,510
2013 1,650
2014 1,450
2015 1,320
2016 1,220
2017 1,250

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 2,070
2006 2,120
2007 1,830
2008 1,760
2009 1,350
2010 1,160
2011 1,400
2012 1,710
2013 1,790
2014 1,820
2015 310
2016 360
2017 320

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 940
2011 860
2012 870
2013 830
2014 770
2015 720
2016 780
2017 760

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,430
2006 470
2007 480
2008 610
2009 590
2010 630
2011 350
2012 580
2013 660
2014 1,390
2015 830
2016 980
2017 1,080