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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 22,850
2006 22,080
2007 21,810
2008 21,240
2009 22,090
2010 20,200
2011 23,120
2012 23,330
2013 24,800
2014 25,870
2015 27,860
2016 26,530
2017 27,510

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 180
2010 0
2012 190
2013 230
2014 200
2015 250
2016 260
2017 190

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 770
2006 810
2007 860
2008 700
2009 770
2010 690
2011 770
2012 750
2013 900
2014 900
2015 1,020
2016 1,050
2017 1,060

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 690
2006 670
2007 780
2008 850
2009 1,070
2010 800
2011 940
2012 750
2013 850
2014 810
2015 870
2016 890
2017 1,140

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 560
2006 460
2007 460
2008 490
2009 490
2010 600
2011 790
2012 990
2013 1,040
2014 960
2015 810
2016 830
2017 1,270

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 2,420
2006 2,430
2007 2,760
2008 3,220
2009 4,390
2010 3,180
2011 3,820
2012 2,670
2013 3,020
2014 2,780
2015 3,050
2016 3,000
2017 3,610

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 110
2008 130
2009 110
2010 90
2011 90
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 110
2016 100
2017 90

Bailiffs
Year Number
2007 150
2008 130
2009 110
2010 90
2012 30
2013 80
2014 100
2015 110
2016 110
2017 100

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 1,740
2006 1,680
2011 1,640
2012 1,410
2013 1,990
2014 1,900
2015 2,120
2016 2,020
2017 2,220

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 560
2006 670
2007 620
2012 570
2013 750
2014 570
2015 780
2016 710
2017 670

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 80
2012 170
2013 140
2014 150
2015 130
2016 130
2017 120

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 3,360
2006 3,380
2007 3,820
2008 3,600
2009 3,790
2010 3,350
2011 3,280
2012 3,240
2013 3,290
2014 3,370
2015 3,760
2016 3,890
2017 3,910

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2012 30
2017 0

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 90
2008 110
2009 90
2010 80
2011 100
2012 80
2013 70
2014 60
2015 70
2016 70
2017 70

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 240
2006 210
2007 270
2008 210
2009 170
2010 140
2011 180
2012 160
2013 190
2014 210
2015 220
2016 190
2017 200

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2005 310
2006 320
2007 300
2008 320
2009 160
2010 130
2011 170
2012 210
2013 210
2014 170
2015 170
2016 140
2017 150

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 8,350
2006 8,380
2007 8,630
2008 8,490
2009 7,970
2010 7,800
2011 8,130
2012 8,790
2013 9,280
2014 10,080
2015 11,580
2016 10,640
2017 10,350

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 690
2006 870
2007 730
2008 900
2009 800
2010 850
2011 1,000
2012 580
2013 490
2014 410
2015 480
2016 0
2017 0

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 690
2006 760
2007 1,250
2008 1,290
2009 1,420
2010 1,150
2011 950
2012 1,220
2013 1,470
2014 1,510
2015 1,410
2016 1,440
2017 1,270

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 660
2011 820
2012 860
2013 0
2014 830
2016 0

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,010
2006 1,070
2007 980
2008 800
2009 750
2010 590
2011 440
2012 550
2013 720
2014 780
2015 920
2016 1,060
2017 1,090