Protective Service Occupations
Firefighting and Prevention Workers
349 thousand (2024)Fire Inspectors 17 thousand (2024)
Firefighters 332 thousand (2024)
Law Enforcement Workers
1,177 thousand (2024)Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers 382 thousand (2024)
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 111 thousand (2024)
Fish and Game Wardens 6 thousand (2024)
Parking Enforcement Workers 8 thousand (2024)
Police Officers 670 thousand (2024)
Other Protective Service Workers
1,738 thousand (2024)Animal Control Workers 12 thousand (2024)
Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers 435 thousand (2024)
Private Detectives and Investigators 39 thousand (2024)
Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers 1,252 thousand (2024)
Supervisors of Protective Service Workers
391 thousand (2024)First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 94 thousand (2024)
First-Line Supervisors of Law Enforcement Workers 207 thousand (2024)
Please note that when the total number of employees in a category exceeds the sum of the occupations within it, it indicates the exclusion of certain occupations.
Typically, these omitted occupations are categorized as 'all other', and usually consist of roles with relatively small workforce numbers.