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Employment Projections |
2014 - 2024 Annual Openings |
1Q 2016 OES Wages |
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2014 |
2024 |
Change # / % |
Growth |
Total |
Demand |
Hourly |
Annual |
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| Protective Service | 34,099 | 34,690 | 591 | 1.7% | 72 | 874 | | $23.81 | $49,539 | |
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Supervisors of Protective Service Workers | 4,070 | 4,120 | 50 | 1.2% | 6 | 153 | |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 391 | 386 | -5 | -1.3% | 0 | 11 | | $38.14 | $79,336 | | High School < 5 years Moderate OJT | | | |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 1,733 | 1,761 | 28 | 1.6% | 3 | 65 | | $43.88 | $91,277 | | High School < 5 years Moderate OJT | | | |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 1,130 | 1,149 | 19 | 1.7% | 2 | 56 | | $38.06 | $79,152 | | Postsecondary < 5 years Moderate OJT | | | |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 816 | 824 | 8 | 1.0% | 1 | 22 | | $21.27 | $44,246 | | High School <5 years | | | |
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Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 3,388 | 3,452 | 64 | 1.9% | 6 | 104 | |
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| Firefighters | 2,999 | 3,050 | 51 | 1.7% | 5 | 92 | | $31.09 | $64,662 | | Postsecondary Long OJT | | | |
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Law Enforcement Workers | 10,362 | 10,372 | 10 | 0.1% | 9 | 326 | |
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| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 3,052 | 3,008 | -44 | -1.4% | 0 | 84 | | $26.26 | $54,627 | | High School Moderate OJT | | | |
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| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 823 | 823 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | | $38.37 | $79,825 | | High School < 5 years Moderate OJT | | | |
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| Fish and Game Wardens | 81 | 80 | -1 | -1.2% | 0 | 2 | | $27.04 | $56,249 | | Bachelors Moderate OJT | | | |
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| Parking Enforcement Workers | 127 | 97 | -30 | -23.6% | 0 | 4 | | $23.27 | $48,407 | | High School Short OJT | | | |
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| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 6,207 | 6,291 | 84 | 1.4% | 8 | 213 | | $33.10 | $68,853 | | High School Moderate OJT | | | |
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Other Protective Service Workers | 16,279 | 16,746 | 467 | 2.9% | 51 | 291 | |
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| Animal Control Workers | 257 | 262 | 5 | 2.0% | 0 | 6 | | $19.72 | $41,014 | | High School Moderate OJT | | | |
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| Private Detectives and Investigators | 313 | 314 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 8 | | $29.10 | $60,532 | | High School < 5 years Moderate OJT | | | |
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| Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators | 252 | 220 | -32 | -12.7% | 0 | 4 | | | | | High School Short OJT | | | |
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| Security Guards | 11,429 | 11,795 | 366 | 3.2% | 37 | 198 | | $13.24 | $27,523 | | High School Short OJT | | | |
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| Crossing Guards | 1,166 | 1,193 | 27 | 2.3% | 3 | 24 | | $13.36 | $27,778 | | No Formal Credential Short OJT | | | |
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| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 1,467 | 1,536 | 69 | 4.7% | 7 | 28 | | $10.85 | $22,557 | | No Formal Credential Short OJT | | | |
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| Transportation Security Screeners | 153 | 140 | -13 | -8.5% | 0 | 2 | | $20.36 | $42,350 | | High School Short OJT | | | |
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| Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,242 | 1,286 | 44 | 3.5% | 4 | 22 | | $14.89 | $30,969 | | High School Short OJT | | | |
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