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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 4,180
2006 5,460
2007 6,290
2008 5,510
2009 6,810
2010 5,320
2011 5,380
2012 6,180
2013 6,750
2014 6,390
2015 6,760
2016 7,100
2017 7,820

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 90
2008 50
2009 80
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 50

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 180
2006 150
2007 180
2008 180
2009 220
2010 190
2011 200
2012 210
2013 200
2014 200
2015 220
2016 260
2017 240

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2006 270
2007 270
2008 260
2009 230
2010 210
2011 220
2012 290
2013 340
2014 280
2015 290
2016 330
2017 340

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 120
2006 80
2007 110
2008 70
2009 90
2010 90
2011 130
2012 120
2013 120
2014 180
2015 180
2016 170
2017 150

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 840
2006 950
2007 920
2008 1,060
2009 1,140
2010 1,120
2011 820
2012 940
2013 1,040
2014 950
2015 980
2016 1,090
2017 1,080

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2006 880
2007 930
2008 0
2009 1,030
2012 570
2013 540
2014 530
2015 510
2016 490
2017 580

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 130
2007 160
2008 180
2009 200
2010 180
2011 170
2013 280
2014 150
2015 300
2016 290
2017 310

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 880
2006 760
2007 810
2008 910
2009 980
2010 900
2011 870
2012 830
2013 820
2014 820
2015 860
2016 970
2017 970

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 130
2009 0

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2010 0
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,760
2007 1,940
2008 1,830
2009 1,970
2010 1,890
2011 2,210
2012 2,310
2013 2,440
2014 2,300
2015 2,570
2016 2,530
2017 3,190

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2007 300
2008 300
2009 240
2010 160
2011 170
2012 150
2013 150
2014 150
2015 0
2016 120
2017 130

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 150
2008 150
2009 150
2010 260
2011 220
2012 210
2013 230
2014 210
2015 280
2016 260
2017 240

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 220
2006 220
2007 360
2008 390
2009 480
2010 320
2011 330
2012 420
2013 470
2014 500
2015 490
2016 510
2017 540