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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 13,880
2006 14,550
2007 15,410
2008 15,600
2009 16,350
2010 15,990
2011 16,420
2012 16,010
2013 16,720
2014 16,760
2015 18,280
2016 19,370
2017 19,020
2018 17,210
2019 17,470

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 180
2008 180
2009 190
2010 190
2011 200
2012 190
2013 200
2014 170
2015 190
2016 180
2017 160
2018 170
2019 200

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 660
2006 660
2007 710
2008 610
2009 630
2010 620
2011 650
2012 640
2013 660
2014 680
2015 710
2016 720
2017 710
2018 720
2019 670

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 550
2006 550
2007 530
2008 490
2009 620
2010 590
2011 670
2012 560
2013 570
2014 590
2015 660
2016 690
2017 510
2018 480
2019 540

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 750

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 300
2006 350
2007 340
2008 310
2009 310
2010 340
2011 450
2012 450
2013 590
2014 630
2015 640
2016 640
2017 730
2018 790

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 1,290
2006 1,550
2007 1,620
2008 1,640
2009 1,910
2010 1,700
2011 1,830
2012 1,420
2013 1,520
2014 1,660
2015 1,710
2016 1,590
2017 1,500
2018 1,590
2019 1,660

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2007 90
2008 90
2009 100
2010 100
2011 100
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80
2019 80

Bailiffs
Year Number
2011 70
2012 60
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 1,490
2006 1,520
2007 1,480
2008 1,460
2009 1,640
2010 1,630
2011 1,580
2012 1,410
2013 1,430
2014 1,380
2015 1,550
2016 1,580
2017 1,610
2018 1,630
2019 1,610

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 390
2006 420
2007 410
2008 400
2009 390
2010 390
2011 530
2012 510
2013 600
2014 460
2015 500
2016 460
2017 450
2018 470
2019 400

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2007 80
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 70
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 0
2018 100
2019 90

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 2,460
2006 2,580
2007 2,600
2008 2,770
2009 2,800
2010 2,600
2011 2,490
2012 2,540
2013 2,500
2014 2,580
2015 2,460
2016 2,530
2017 2,510
2018 2,590
2019 2,600

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2010 0
2011 70
2012 90
2013 70

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

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 160
2008 130
2009 140
2010 150
2011 170
2012 160
2013 150
2014 130
2015 0
2016 320
2017 270
2018 170
2019 110

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 4,510
2006 4,690
2007 4,920
2008 5,100
2009 5,330
2010 5,200
2011 5,210
2012 5,420
2013 5,600
2014 5,550
2015 6,060
2016 6,070
2017 6,400
2018 6,310
2019 6,590

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 650
2007 840
2008 1,010
2009 920
2010 890
2011 410
2012 490
2013 530
2014 730
2015 950
2016 1,520
2017 1,520

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 760
2006 750
2007 850
2008 760
2009 700
2010 560
2011 920
2012 930
2013 990
2014 730
2015 1,220
2016 1,310
2017 1,240
2018 780
2019 800

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 420
2011 430
2012 440
2013 460
2014 420
2015 410
2016 400
2017 390
2018 420
2019 420

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,180
2006 480
2007 550
2008 520
2009 530
2010 470
2011 510
2012 500
2013 590
2014 820
2015 1,000
2016 1,190
2017 860
2018 820