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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 23,890
2006 26,690
2007 27,180
2008 26,660
2009 27,760
2010 28,330
2011 26,740
2012 29,030
2013 31,610
2014 32,410
2015 34,780
2016 33,620
2017 35,330
2018 33,750
2019 36,180

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2006 270
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 320
2012 280
2013 310
2014 270
2015 320
2016 340
2017 230
2018 310
2019 310

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 940
2006 960
2007 1,040
2008 880
2009 990
2010 870
2011 980
2012 960
2013 1,100
2014 1,100
2015 1,230
2016 1,310
2017 1,300
2018 1,330
2019 1,220

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 950
2007 1,050
2008 1,110
2009 1,300
2010 1,010
2011 1,170
2012 1,050
2013 1,190
2014 1,090
2015 1,160
2016 1,230
2017 1,490
2018 1,410
2019 1,500

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,500

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 690
2006 540
2007 560
2008 570
2009 580
2010 690
2011 920
2012 1,120
2013 1,160
2014 1,130
2015 990
2016 990
2017 1,420
2018 1,430

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 3,260
2006 3,380
2007 3,670
2008 4,280
2009 5,530
2010 4,300
2011 4,640
2012 3,610
2013 4,060
2014 3,740
2015 4,030
2016 4,090
2017 4,680
2018 3,980
2019 4,430

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140
2007 140
2008 150
2009 130
2010 110
2011 100
2012 90
2013 90
2014 100
2015 120
2016 120
2017 110
2018 70
2019 70

Bailiffs
Year Number
2007 160
2008 140
2009 130
2010 100
2012 40
2013 90
2014 100
2015 120
2016 110
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,560
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 2,410
2011 0
2012 1,980
2013 2,530
2014 2,430
2015 2,620
2016 2,510
2017 2,800
2018 2,590
2019 2,380

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 710
2006 800
2007 770
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1,030
2014 720
2015 1,080
2016 1,000
2017 980
2018 980
2019 700

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2014 30
2015 30
2017 30

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2007 0
2008 0
2010 120
2012 190
2013 160
2014 160
2015 140
2016 150
2017 140
2018 170
2019 160

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 4,250
2006 4,140
2007 4,630
2008 4,510
2009 4,770
2010 4,260
2011 4,150
2012 4,070
2013 4,110
2014 4,200
2015 4,620
2016 4,870
2017 4,880
2018 4,900
2019 4,740

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2012 40
2014 40
2017 0
2018 0

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 120
2009 110
2010 90
2011 120
2012 90
2013 90
2014 80
2015 90
2016 80
2017 80
2018 140
2019 0

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 290
2006 250
2007 330
2008 340
2009 240
2010 190
2011 190
2012 160
2013 200
2014 220
2015 220
2016 200
2017 210
2018 0
2019 0

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2005 370
2006 390
2007 370
2008 390
2009 210
2010 180
2011 200
2012 250
2013 250
2014 220
2015 220
2016 200
2017 190
2018 210
2019 280

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 10,150
2006 10,150
2007 10,570
2008 10,320
2009 9,940
2010 9,690
2011 10,340
2012 11,100
2013 11,720
2014 12,380
2015 14,150
2016 13,170
2017 13,540
2018 11,980
2019 12,460

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 760
2006 0
2007 1,030
2008 1,210
2009 1,040
2010 1,010
2011 1,170
2012 730
2013 640
2014 560
2015 540
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1,200

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 870
2007 1,410
2008 1,450
2009 1,570
2010 1,410
2011 1,170
2012 1,430
2013 1,690
2014 1,720
2015 1,690
2016 1,690
2017 1,500
2018 1,610
2019 1,580

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 660
2011 820
2012 860
2013 0
2014 830
2016 0
2019 900

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,240
2006 1,290
2007 1,340
2008 1,190
2009 1,220
2010 910
2011 770
2012 980
2013 1,190
2014 1,290
2015 1,410
2016 1,560
2017 1,640
2018 2,530