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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Pittsburgh, PA

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 20,000
2006 18,670
2007 21,180
2008 21,770
2009 21,440
2010 19,970
2011 22,800
2012 22,770
2013 23,890
2014 22,850
2015 22,900
2016 23,530
2017 22,870
2018 23,450
2019 23,620

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 90
2016 80
2017 70
2018 60
2019 60

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2006 550
2007 520
2008 540
2009 490
2010 500
2011 460
2012 380
2013 490
2014 510
2015 500
2016 460
2017 530
2018 580
2019 630

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2007 230
2008 250
2009 270
2010 210
2012 190
2013 200
2014 190
2015 110
2016 110
2017 130
2018 130
2019 120

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 720

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 260
2006 330
2007 350
2008 420
2009 370
2010 310
2011 310
2012 290
2013 470
2014 580
2015 700
2016 720
2017 670
2018 690

Firefighters
Year Number
2007 1,290
2008 1,120
2009 1,110
2012 710
2013 750
2014 830
2015 780
2016 780
2017 680
2018 730
2019 750

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 40
2007 70
2008 90
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 0
2013 70
2015 30
2019 0

Bailiffs
Year Number
2005 0
2017 80
2018 60
2019 60

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 2,000
2006 1,710
2007 1,360
2008 1,660
2009 1,680
2010 1,780
2011 1,810
2012 1,690
2013 1,670
2014 1,540
2015 1,520
2016 1,530
2017 1,480
2018 1,130
2019 1,130

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 530
2006 560
2007 690
2008 710
2009 670
2010 610
2011 490
2012 440
2013 430
2014 410
2015 560
2016 550
2017 550
2018 550
2019 570

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 200
2007 230
2008 180
2009 90
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 0
2014 140
2015 150
2016 140
2017 80
2018 140
2019 120

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 5,570
2006 5,130
2007 5,080
2008 5,410
2009 5,650
2010 5,430
2011 5,430
2012 5,200
2013 5,350
2014 5,060
2015 4,950
2016 5,370
2017 5,620
2018 5,820
2019 5,470

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2007 660
2008 990
2009 890
2010 830
2011 360
2012 390
2013 390
2014 500
2015 430
2016 490
2017 0
2018 1,390
2019 1,520

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2011 580
2013 320
2017 90
2018 80
2019 90

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 8,360
2006 7,970
2007 8,220
2008 7,870
2009 7,910
2010 8,070
2011 10,780
2012 10,600
2013 10,410
2014 10,190
2015 9,980
2016 9,820
2017 9,180
2018 8,480
2019 8,190

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 850
2007 950
2008 980
2009 930
2010 770
2011 1,000
2012 1,040
2013 1,130
2014 920
2015 1,110
2016 1,570
2017 1,630
2018 1,410
2019 1,440

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 770
2006 990
2007 1,180
2008 1,150
2009 900
2010 720
2011 850
2012 860
2013 1,260
2014 960
2015 1,140
2016 770
2017 890
2018 990
2019 1,270

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 280
2011 280
2012 320
2013 300
2014 300
2015 290
2016 280
2017 280
2018 270
2019 410

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 950
2006 280
2007 270
2008 310
2009 390
2010 320
2011 230
2012 380
2013 420
2014 530
2015 530
2016 820
2017 870
2018 900