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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Washington

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 50,370
2005 44,380
2006 49,970
2007 53,480
2008 47,000
2009 57,510
2010 54,500
2011 55,120
2012 54,250
2013 58,130
2014 57,270
2015 60,790
2016 60,750
2017 64,500
2018 64,620
2019 64,590

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 970
2006 660
2007 690
2008 350
2009 510
2010 950
2011 1,000
2012 1,000
2013 1,050
2014 880
2015 890
2016 870
2017 450
2018 810
2019 810

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,910
2005 1,720
2006 1,730
2007 1,950
2008 1,710
2009 1,970
2010 1,900
2011 2,110
2012 2,080
2013 2,170
2014 2,100
2015 2,290
2016 2,390
2017 2,440
2018 2,590
2019 2,470

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,380
2005 1,810
2006 1,790
2007 1,950
2008 1,840
2009 2,070
2010 1,820
2011 2,060
2012 1,890
2013 1,980
2014 1,920
2015 2,080
2016 2,230
2017 2,540
2018 2,510
2019 2,600

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 2,110

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 960
2005 1,110
2006 840
2007 860
2008 900
2009 980
2010 1,140
2011 1,350
2012 1,520
2013 1,600
2014 1,630
2015 1,460
2016 1,460
2017 1,880
2018 2,010

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 5,800
2005 6,280
2006 6,150
2007 6,930
2008 7,860
2009 9,400
2010 8,380
2011 8,130
2012 7,100
2013 7,770
2014 7,480
2015 8,000
2016 8,090
2017 8,710
2018 7,750
2019 8,060

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 230
2005 230
2006 230
2007 230
2008 260
2009 220
2010 180
2011 240
2012 250
2013 240
2014 170
2015 220
2016 230
2017 200
2018 140
2019 110

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 230
2005 220
2006 210
2007 260
2008 230
2009 220
2010 190
2011 170
2012 130
2013 200
2014 180
2015 190
2016 180
2017 190
2018 170
2019 170

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 6,590
2006 6,530
2007 6,990
2008 0
2009 8,170
2010 6,800
2011 6,420
2012 5,730
2013 6,290
2014 6,300
2015 6,470
2016 6,070
2017 7,420
2018 7,190
2019 6,950

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,090
2006 1,450
2007 1,480
2008 1,530
2009 1,670
2010 1,810
2011 1,790
2012 1,700
2013 2,320
2014 1,620
2015 2,350
2016 2,250
2017 2,280
2018 2,350
2019 1,740

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 140
2006 130
2007 110
2008 110
2009 100
2010 110
2011 110
2012 110
2013 120
2014 120
2015 130
2016 110
2017 150
2018 100
2019 120

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 130
2007 150
2008 150
2009 160
2010 160
2011 160
2012 240
2013 210
2014 200
2015 190
2016 200
2017 210
2018 230
2019 220

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 7,990
2005 7,880
2006 7,620
2007 8,600
2008 8,710
2009 9,080
2010 8,600
2011 8,470
2012 8,490
2013 8,160
2014 8,030
2015 8,770
2016 9,210
2017 9,610
2018 9,670
2019 9,540

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2012 70
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2016 30
2018 0

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 120
2006 210
2007 260
2008 250
2009 240
2010 270
2011 310
2012 250
2013 180
2014 200
2015 220
2016 180
2017 160
2018 190
2019 230

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 570
2005 480
2006 440
2007 500
2008 440
2009 380
2010 350
2011 340
2012 310
2013 340
2014 360
2015 320
2016 300
2017 380
2018 0
2019 0

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2004 930
2005 1,020
2006 1,090
2007 950
2008 960
2009 570
2010 480
2011 480
2012 520
2013 650
2014 630
2015 570
2016 390
2017 330
2018 380
2019 490

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 14,520
2005 14,950
2006 14,920
2007 14,980
2008 15,210
2009 15,060
2010 14,580
2011 15,230
2012 16,210
2013 17,370
2014 17,890
2015 19,850
2016 18,880
2017 19,760
2018 18,130
2019 18,720

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 1,350
2006 1,580
2007 1,690
2008 1,770
2009 1,530
2010 1,320
2011 1,450
2012 1,090
2013 930
2014 870
2015 980
2016 1,790
2017 2,200
2018 2,730
2019 2,220

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 1,480
2006 1,680
2007 2,170
2008 2,280
2009 2,420
2010 2,300
2011 2,090
2012 2,280
2013 2,670
2014 2,560
2015 2,670
2016 2,680
2017 2,240
2018 2,270
2019 2,420

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 880
2011 1,050
2012 1,130
2013 1,050
2014 1,090
2016 0
2018 1,210
2019 1,220

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,470
2005 4,510
2006 2,710
2007 2,730
2008 2,440
2009 2,760
2010 2,280
2011 2,160
2012 2,150
2013 2,770
2014 2,980
2015 3,090
2016 3,210
2017 3,350
2018 4,190