Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in West Virginia

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations

Year Number
2004 12,800
2005 13,510
2006 13,630
2007 13,930
2008 11,320
2009 11,260
2010 11,270
2011 12,600
2012 16,350
2013 16,750
2014 17,630
2015 16,650
2016 16,400
2017 15,450
2018 14,750
2019 16,840

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Year Number
2004 100
2005 110
2006 110
2008 110
2009 90
2011 140
2012 130
2013 130
2014 140
2015 230
2016 110
2017 210
2018 150
2019 230

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Year Number
2004 270
2005 0
2006 250
2007 210
2008 210
2009 0
2010 0
2011 340
2012 420
2013 410
2014 340
2015 260
2016 250
2017 230
2018 240
2019 220

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 100
2007 100
2008 80
2009 70
2010 100
2011 130
2012 130
2013 140
2014 110
2015 90
2016 50
2017 70
2018 40
2019 40

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

Year Number
2019 410

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 140
2005 220
2006 140
2007 210
2008 190
2009 270
2010 240
2011 260
2012 290
2013 460
2014 530
2015 460
2016 390
2017 300
2018 350

Firefighters

Year Number
2004 870
2005 700
2006 790
2007 800
2008 760
2009 760
2010 910
2011 990
2012 790
2013 690
2014 760
2015 850
2016 980
2017 870
2018 830
2019 850

Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 40
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 70
2013 80
2014 80
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50
2018 60
2019 30

Bailiffs

Year Number
2004 110
2005 120
2006 80
2007 110
2008 100
2009 110
2010 140
2011 130
2012 150
2013 140
2014 110
2015 80
2016 50
2018 30

Correctional Officers and Jailers

Year Number
2004 2,610
2005 2,690
2006 2,870
2007 2,610
2012 3,440
2013 3,530
2014 3,420
2015 3,250
2016 3,370
2017 3,280
2018 3,030
2019 3,080

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Year Number
2004 370
2005 360
2006 360
2007 340
2008 370
2009 380
2010 390
2011 400
2012 400
2013 350
2014 360
2015 360
2016 180
2017 190
2018 170
2019 180

Fish and Game Wardens

Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 140
2007 120
2008 130
2009 100
2010 120
2016 170
2018 110
2019 120

Parking Enforcement Workers

Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 70
2007 90
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 90
2012 90
2013 100
2014 100
2015 100
2016 90
2017 70
2018 50

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers

Year Number
2004 2,860
2005 2,880
2006 3,030
2007 3,010
2008 3,040
2009 3,080
2010 3,170
2011 3,560
2012 3,480
2013 3,500
2014 3,770
2015 3,750
2016 3,720
2017 3,800
2018 3,460
2019 3,240

Transit and Railroad Police

Year Number
2007 80
2008 80
2009 0

Animal Control Workers

Year Number
2004 120
2005 140
2006 110
2007 120
2008 110
2009 100
2010 110
2011 110
2012 140
2013 220
2014 250
2015 0
2016 90
2017 70
2018 70
2019 70

Private Detectives and Investigators

Year Number
2004 0
2005 120
2007 140
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 30
2017 40
2018 70
2019 130

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

Year Number
2004 0
2005 30
2010 50
2011 80
2012 100
2013 150
2014 140
2015 130
2016 80
2017 60
2018 70
2019 110

Security Guards

Year Number
2004 4,120
2005 4,800
2006 4,700
2007 5,150
2008 5,440
2009 5,470
2010 5,070
2011 5,290
2012 5,930
2013 5,800
2014 5,950
2015 5,330
2016 5,070
2017 4,790
2018 4,810
2019 6,010

Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Year Number
2004 340
2005 280
2006 190
2007 140
2008 130
2009 150
2010 150
2011 180
2012 140
2013 220
2014 410
2015 480
2016 410
2017 410
2018 270
2019 860

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Year Number
2004 340
2005 350
2006 350
2007 350
2008 450
2009 590
2010 590
2011 510
2012 310
2013 390
2014 570
2015 520
2016 540
2017 390
2018 390
2019 300

Transportation Security Screeners

Year Number
2010 130
2011 110
2012 120
2013 100
2014 90
2015 90
2016 90
2017 90
2018 80
2019 90

Protective Service Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 270
2005 410
2006 300
2007 350
2008 0
2009 0
2011 230
2012 220
2013 310
2014 500
2015 630
2016 710
2017 530
2018 470