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2022 - 2032 Connecticut Employment Projections for Protective Service Occupations

Protective Service Occupations - Employment Projections (2022-2032)

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Occupational Group / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2022-2032 Annual				1Q2023 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
Occupational Group / Job Description / Job Title		2022	2032	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Protective Service	32,345	34,237	1,892	5.8	1,815	2,012	189	4,016	$ 28.50	$ 59,282
Supervisors of Protective Service Workers		3,853	4,181	328	8.5%	121	164	33	318
	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	479	489	10	2.1%	16	22	1	39	$39.39	$81,928	High school or equivalent < 5 years Short

	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	1,586	1,747	161	10.1%	46	62	16	124	$54.07	$112,450	High school or equivalent < 5 years Short

	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	961	1,064	103	10.7%	25	36	10	71	$49.26	$102,452	Postsecondary < 5 years Short

	First-line Supervisors of Security Workers	516	523	7	1.4%	21	26	1	48	$24.99	$51,973	High school or equivalent < 5 years Short

	First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	311	358	47	15.1%	13	17	5	35	$32.68	$67,971	High school or equivalent < 5 years Short
Firefighting and Prevention Workers		2,631	2,922	291	11.1%	76	133	29	238
	Firefighters	2,267	2,516	249	11.0%	62	115	25	202	$37.90	$78,836	Postsecondary
Law Enforcement Workers		9,555	10,133	578	6.1%	308	470	58	836
	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,765	2,678	-87	-3.2%	94	141	-9	226	$29.67	$61,704	High school or equivalent

	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	681	744	63	9.3%	23	30	6	59	$48.07	$99,978	High school or equivalent < 5 years Short

	Fish and Game Wardens	60	60	0	0.0%	3	3	0	6	$29.44	$61,230	Bachelor's Short

	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	5,992	6,592	600	10.0%	184	294	60	538	$42.29	$87,969	High school or equivalent Short
Other Protective Service Workers		16,306	17,001	695	4.3%	1,310	1,245	70	2,625
	Private Detectives and Investigators	435	475	40	9.2%	19	22	4	45	$34.53	$71,826	High school or equivalent < 5 years Short

	Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	427	479	52	12.2%	26	34	5	65			High school or equivalent < 5 years

	Security Guards	11,811	12,061	250	2.1%	690	887	25	1,602	$18.65	$38,789	High school or equivalent

	Crossing Guards and Flaggers	1,465	1,585	120	8.2%	260	79	12	351	$18.05	$37,542	No formal credential Moderate

	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	785	885	100	12.7%	133	112	10	255	$15.40	$32,037	No formal credential Short

	School Bus Monitors	592	653	61	10.3%	87	29	6	122	$17.82	$37,068	High school or equivalent Short

	Protective Service Workers, All Other	474	515	41	8.6%	79	66	4	149	$24.35	$50,654	High school or equivalent Short

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