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2018 - 2028 Connecticut Employment Projections for Protective Service Occupations

Protective Service Occupations - Employment Projections (2018-2028)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2018 - 2028 Annual				1Q2020 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2018	2028	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Protective Service	34,550	35,447	897	2.6%	1,714	2,202	90	4,006	$25.40	$52,832

Supervisors of Protective Service Workers		4,001	4,132	131	3.3%	109	165	13	287
	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	501	474	-27	-5.4%	15	19	-3	31	$35.15	$73,114	High School < 5 years

	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	1,887	1,979	92	4.9%	47	73	9	129	$49.30	$102,543	High School < 5 years Mod. OJT

	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	1,103	1,167	64	5.8%	28	44	6	78	$45.70	$95,075	Postsecondary Non-degree < 5 years Mod. OJT

	First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	510	512	2	0.4%	18	30	0	48			High School < 5 years

Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers		3,209	3,402	193	6.0%	66	166	19	251
	Firefighters	2,946	3,122	176	6.0%	55	152	18	225	$34.71	$72,208	Postsecondary Non-degree Long OJT

Law Enforcement Workers		10,100	10,258	158	1.6%	283	479	16	778
	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,985	2,824	-161	-5.4%	111	146	-16	241	$25.40	$52,832	High School Mod. OJT

	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	894	936	42	4.7%	20	39	4	63	$43.30	$90,079	High School < 5 years Mod. OJT

	Parking Enforcement Workers	79	50	-29	-36.7%	2	3	-3	2	$25.97	$54,006	High School Short OJT

	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	6,046	6,350	304	5.0%	149	286	30	465	$36.57	$76,060	High School Mod. OJT

Other Protective Service Workers		17,240	17,655	415	2.4%	1,256	1,393	42	2,691
	Animal Control Workers	185	195	10	5.4%	8	10	1	19	$24.74	$51,452	High School Mod. OJT

	Private Detectives and Investigators	287	304	17	5.9%	10	16	2	28	$30.49	$63,421	High School < 5 years Mod. OJT

	Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators	199	210	11	5.5%	10	16	1	27			High School < 5 years Mod. OJT

	Security Guards	11,587	11,674	87	0.8%	593	904	9	1,506	$15.66	$32,560	High School Short OJT

	Crossing Guards	1,604	1,689	85	5.3%	194	76	8	278			No formal credential Short OJT

	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	1,796	1,925	129	7.2%	245	204	13	462	$12.14	$25,257	No formal credential Short OJT

	Transportation Security Screeners	187	190	3	1.6%	8	10	0	18	$21.56	$44,839	High School Short OJT

	Protective Service Workers, All Other	1,395	1,468	73	5.2%	188	157	7	352			High School Short OJT


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