Protective Service Occupations
Firefighting and Prevention Workers
332 thousand (2023)Fire Inspectors 16 thousand (2023)
Firefighters 315 thousand (2023)
Law Enforcement Workers
1,136 thousand (2023)Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers 367 thousand (2023)
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 107 thousand (2023)
Fish and Game Wardens 6 thousand (2023)
Parking Enforcement Workers 7 thousand (2023)
Police Officers 649 thousand (2023)
Other Protective Service Workers
1,677 thousand (2023)Animal Control Workers 12 thousand (2023)
Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers 417 thousand (2023)
Private Detectives and Investigators 35 thousand (2023)
Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers 1,214 thousand (2023)
Supervisors of Protective Service Workers
359 thousand (2023)First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 84 thousand (2023)
First-Line Supervisors of Law Enforcement Workers 190 thousand (2023)
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.