Protective Service Salaries
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Wage
Estimates |
| Occupation
Title |
Employment
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Median Hourly
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Mean Hourly
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Mean Annual
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Protective Service Occupations
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2,999,630 |
$14.25 |
$16.39 |
$34,090 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers |
33,760 |
$21.88 |
$23.00 |
$47,850 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives |
101,740 |
$29.98 |
$30.39 |
$63,200 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting
and Prevention Workers |
59,000 |
$27.40 |
$28.24 |
$58,750 |
| Fire Fighters |
273,120 |
$17.82 |
$18.41 |
$38,280 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
12,320 |
$21.99 |
$22.76 |
$47,340 |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
1,460 |
$18.31 |
$19.72 |
$41,010 |
| Bailiffs |
16,760 |
$16.57 |
$16.81 |
$34,970 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
417,420 |
$15.94 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
87,480 |
$25.19 |
$26.17 |
$54,440 |
| Fish and Game Wardens |
6,850 |
$19.90 |
$21.41 |
$44,540 |
| Parking Enforcement Workers |
9,870 |
$13.55 |
$14.22 |
$29,570 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
609,960 |
$21.16 |
$21.62 |
$44,960 |
| Transit and Railroad Police |
5,470 |
$21.23 |
$22.09 |
$45,940 |
| Animal Control Workers |
12,290 |
$12.38 |
$12.93 |
$26,900 |
| Private Detectives and Investigators |
30,460 |
$14.62 |
$16.87 |
$35,080 |
| Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators |
7,560 |
$11.86 |
$12.51 |
$26,030 |
| Security Guards |
964,260 |
$9.45 |
$10.34 |
$21,520 |
| Crossing Guards |
70,820 |
$9.07 |
$9.86 |
$20,510 |
* = not available, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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