Protective Service Occupations

All detailed occupations in the SOC 33-0000 major group, with the latest national median wage and employment from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program. 25 occupations.

Protective Service occupations with national median wage and employment, BLS OEWS.
Occupation SOC Median Annual Employment
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 33-3051 $168,217 258,179
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012 $101,750 138,140
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 33-3021 $91,100 106,730
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021 $86,220 84,120
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-2021 $74,160 14,200
Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052 $72,250 2,360
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-1011 $70,530 52,280
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-1099 $65,050 19,620
Fish and Game Wardens 33-3031 $60,380 6,290
Firefighters 33-2011 $57,120 315,460
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-1091 $54,580 64,900
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 33-2022 $54,080 2,270
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012 $53,300 351,420
Bailiffs 33-3011 $53,040 15,900
Transportation Security Screeners 33-9093 $50,020 47,950
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021 $49,540 34,600
Parking Enforcement Workers 33-3041 $46,840 7,420
Animal Control Workers 33-9011 $43,170 11,600
Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-9099 $39,360 82,500
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators 33-9031 $39,210 10,660
Security Guards 33-9032 $37,070 1,202,940
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-9091 $36,370 90,780
School Bus Monitors 33-9094 $33,130 72,320
School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-9098 $31,960 144,310
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092 $30,380 123,560
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