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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Texas

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 231,540
2005 233,620
2006 236,110
2007 244,080
2008 250,590
2009 253,040
2010 260,690
2011 267,130
2012 272,000
2013 284,460
2014 287,910
2015 290,950
2016 297,440
2017 297,090
2018 252,260
2019 299,130

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 6,460
2005 4,310
2006 3,710
2007 3,680
2008 3,780
2009 5,910
2010 4,820
2011 4,800
2012 5,410
2013 5,410
2014 5,430
2015 4,050
2016 4,180
2017 4,060
2018 4,000
2019 4,550

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 5,130
2005 5,290
2006 3,140
2007 3,100
2008 3,240
2009 5,900
2010 6,570
2011 5,630
2012 5,140
2013 5,560
2014 5,180
2015 2,790
2016 2,730
2017 3,120
2018 6,400
2019 6,530

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 2,860
2005 2,960
2006 1,190
2007 1,010
2008 940
2009 4,040
2010 4,400
2011 4,480
2012 5,070
2013 5,050
2014 5,130
2015 1,720
2016 1,500
2017 1,580
2018 3,770
2019 3,500

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 5,820

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,090
2005 2,650
2006 2,370
2007 2,540
2008 2,440
2009 2,660
2010 3,280
2011 3,650
2012 3,840
2013 3,890
2014 4,030
2015 4,180
2016 4,370
2017 4,570
2018 4,960

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 19,760
2005 19,630
2006 24,900
2007 26,210
2008 26,500
2009 22,440
2010 23,280
2011 24,130
2012 24,880
2013 26,050
2014 26,470
2015 27,890
2016 27,870
2017 27,900
2018 29,110
2019 25,670

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 840
2005 880
2006 1,270
2007 1,310
2008 1,470
2009 840
2010 820
2011 730
2012 740
2013 760
2014 850
2015 1,340
2016 1,370
2017 1,350
2018 2,120
2019 1,680

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2008 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 70
2018 100
2019 100

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 1,020
2006 730
2007 660
2008 700
2009 620
2010 630
2011 610
2012 620
2013 630
2014 690
2015 810
2016 830
2017 830
2018 0
2019 940

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 44,560
2005 44,100
2006 45,020
2007 44,120
2008 44,300
2009 47,180
2010 49,250
2011 48,190
2012 47,910
2013 47,910
2014 49,040
2015 48,280
2016 49,720
2017 48,600
2018 0
2019 47,160

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 7,830
2005 7,480
2006 11,300
2007 12,240
2008 12,970
2009 14,350
2010 15,940
2011 16,230
2012 16,380
2013 16,550
2014 16,630
2015 16,940
2016 16,900
2017 16,780
2018 15,930
2019 16,810

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 440
2005 410
2006 830
2007 460
2008 470
2009 450
2010 420
2011 430
2012 410
2013 440
2014 450
2015 470
2016 470
2017 470
2018 460
2019 460

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 440
2005 340
2006 400
2007 400
2008 400
2009 260
2010 290
2011 290
2012 350
2013 350
2014 360
2015 320
2016 420
2017 400
2018 520
2019 400

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 49,980
2005 50,750
2006 53,960
2007 55,140
2008 55,700
2009 51,410
2010 53,490
2011 54,920
2012 54,750
2013 56,890
2014 55,270
2015 60,790
2016 62,580
2017 63,380
2018 60,260
2019 58,840

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2004 490
2005 800
2006 640
2007 710
2008 490
2009 700
2010 660
2011 590
2012 590
2013 630
2014 610
2015 630
2016 620
2017 590
2018 340

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 1,200
2005 1,280
2006 1,410
2007 1,490
2008 1,550
2009 1,410
2010 1,410
2011 1,450
2012 1,420
2013 1,440
2014 1,470
2015 1,470
2016 1,490
2017 1,460
2018 1,480
2019 1,270

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 3,660
2005 3,800
2006 3,790
2007 2,930
2008 2,470
2009 2,160
2010 1,410
2011 1,460
2012 1,420
2013 1,510
2014 2,220
2015 3,320
2016 2,400
2017 1,800
2018 1,570
2019 2,260

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2007 30
2013 30

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 67,640
2005 69,410
2006 72,070
2007 75,710
2008 78,740
2009 76,710
2010 75,390
2011 79,820
2012 81,620
2013 87,020
2014 88,840
2015 88,450
2016 88,360
2017 88,100
2018 88,250
2019 90,820

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 3,750
2005 3,570
2006 3,300
2007 3,090
2008 3,380
2009 3,610
2010 3,770
2011 3,830
2012 3,800
2013 4,090
2014 3,840
2015 4,820
2016 5,900
2017 6,490
2018 6,310
2019 6,100

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 7,300
2005 6,100
2006 6,080
2007 6,740
2008 8,120
2009 8,860
2010 8,310
2011 9,380
2012 9,460
2013 10,230
2014 10,550
2015 12,050
2016 13,360
2017 13,350
2018 13,430
2019 12,240

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 3,230
2011 3,480
2012 3,640
2013 3,650
2014 3,510
2015 3,380
2016 3,420
2017 3,410
2018 3,650
2019 3,890

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 6,060
2005 8,840
2007 2,510
2008 2,890
2009 3,530
2010 3,320
2011 3,030
2012 4,550
2013 6,370
2014 7,340
2015 7,200
2016 8,900
2017 8,780
2018 9,600