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2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Protective Service Occupations

Protective Service Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2016 - 2026 Annual				1Q2018 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2016	2026	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Protective Service Occupations	34,695	34,747	52	0.2%	1,831	1,947	5	3,783	$25.87	$53,817
Supervisors of Protective Service Workers		4,373	4,365	-8	-0.2%	148	155	-1	302
	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	514	435	-79	-15.4%	15	16	-8	23	$39.06	$81,230	HS 5 years

	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	1,709	1,744	35	2.0%	48	53	4	105	$47.38	$98,552	HS 5 years Mod. OJT

	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	1,155	1,187	32	2.8%	40	36	3	79	$40.75	$84,778	Postsecond. 5 years Mod. OJT

	First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	995	999	4	0.4%	46	50	0	96	$22.17	$46,113	HS 5 years
Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers		3,500	3,606	106	3.0%	89	154	11	254
	Firefighters	3,144	3,229	85	2.7%	71	135	8	214	$32.32	$67,230	Postsecond. Long OJT
Law Enforcement Workers		10,145	9,795	-350	-3.5%	277	400	-35	642
	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,824	2,411	-413	-14.6%	92	118	-41	169	$26.76	$55,669	HS Mod. OJT

	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	783	792	9	1.1%	21	28	1	50	$40.71	$84,686	HS 5 years Mod. OJT

	Fish and Game Wardens	66	65	-1	-1.5%	4	2	0	6	$30.23	$62,879	Bachelors Mod. OJT

	Parking Enforcement Workers	117	73	-44	-37.6%	5	3	-4	4	$25.87	$53,807	HS Short OJT

	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	6,321	6,423	102	1.6%	154	248	10	412	$35.43	$73,680	HS Mod. OJT
Other Protective Service Workers		16,677	16,981	304	1.8%	1,317	1,237	30	2,584
	Animal Control Workers	247	253	6	2.4%	12	15	1	28	$22.74	$47,306	HS Mod. OJT

	Private Detectives and Investigators	325	329	4	1.2%	16	14	0	30	$31.01	$64,504	HS 5 years Mod. OJT

	Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators	262	260	-2	-0.8%	16	18	0	34			HS 5 years Mod. OJT

	Security Guards	11,656	11,794	138	1.2%	695	827	14	1,536	$14.97	$31,116	HS Short OJT

	Crossing Guards	1,137	1,163	26	2.3%	161	45	3	209	$14.35	$29,850	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	1,552	1,655	103	6.6%	222	169	10	401	$11.52	$23,956	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Transportation Security Screeners	160	165	5	3.1%	8	6	0	14	$21.08	$43,829	HS Short OJT

	Protective Service Workers, All Other	1,338	1,362	24	1.8%	187	142	2	331	$16.63	$34,603	HS Short OJT


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