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2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Protective Service Occupations
  Protective Service Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)
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Click for a list of related Protective Service OccupationsProtective Service Occupations34,69534,747520.2%1,8311,94753,783$25.87$53,817
Supervisors of Protective Service Workers4,3734,365-8-0.2%148155-1302
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers job descriptionFirst-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers514435-79-15.4%1516-823$39.06$81,230HS
5 years
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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives job descriptionFirst-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives1,7091,744352.0%48534105$47.38$98,552HS
5 years Mod. OJT
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First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers job descriptionFirst-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers1,1551,187322.8%4036379$40.75$84,778Postsecond.
5 years Mod. OJT
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First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other job descriptionFirst-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other99599940.4%4650096$22.17$46,113HS
5 years
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Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers3,5003,6061063.0%8915411254
Firefighters job descriptionFirefighters3,1443,229852.7%711358214$32.32$67,230Postsecond.
Long OJT
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Law Enforcement Workers10,1459,795-350-3.5%277400-35642
Correctional Officers and Jailers job descriptionCorrectional Officers and Jailers2,8242,411-413-14.6%92118-41169$26.76$55,669HS
Mod. OJT
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Detectives and Criminal Investigators job descriptionDetectives and Criminal Investigators78379291.1%2128150$40.71$84,686HS
5 years Mod. OJT
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Fish and Game Wardens job descriptionFish and Game Wardens6665-1-1.5%4206$30.23$62,879Bachelors
Mod. OJT
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Parking Enforcement Workers job descriptionParking Enforcement Workers11773-44-37.6%53-44$25.87$53,807HS
Short OJT
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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers job descriptionPolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers6,3216,4231021.6%15424810412$35.43$73,680HS
Mod. OJT
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Other Protective Service Workers16,67716,9813041.8%1,3171,237302,584
Animal Control Workers job descriptionAnimal Control Workers24725362.4%1215128$22.74$47,306HS
Mod. OJT
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Private Detectives and Investigators job descriptionPrivate Detectives and Investigators32532941.2%1614030$31.01$64,504HS
5 years Mod. OJT
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Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators job descriptionGaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators262260-2-0.8%1618034 HS
5 years Mod. OJT
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Security Guards job descriptionSecurity GuardsTop Occupation by Openings11,65611,7941381.2%695827141,536$14.97$31,116HS
Short OJT
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Crossing Guards job descriptionCrossing Guards1,1371,163262.3%161453209$14.35$29,850No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers job descriptionLifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers1,5521,6551036.6%22216910401$11.52$23,956No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Transportation Security Screeners job descriptionTransportation Security Screeners16016553.1%86014$21.08$43,829HS
Short OJT
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Protective Service Workers, All Other job descriptionProtective Service Workers, All Other1,3381,362241.8%1871422331$16.63$34,603HS
Short OJT
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