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Protective Services

Police, firefighters, security, and corrections

Occupations

35

Avg Salary

$62,082

Highest Paying

$105,980

Total Employed

10,363,360

All Protective Services Occupations

OccupationEntry (10%)MedianExperienced (90%)Employed
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives331012$62,370$105,980$165,050153,130
First-Line Supervisors of Law Enforcement Workers331010$56,100$99,130$159,450206,520
Detectives and Criminal Investigators333021$54,160$93,580$159,410110,790
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers331021$53,970$92,430$142,30093,680
Supervisors of Protective Service Workers331000$47,990$87,050$144,610390,970
Transit and Railroad Police333052$58,370$82,320$141,8703,000
Fire Inspectors and Investigators332021$47,580$78,060$149,87014,050
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers331011$50,340$76,310$125,17053,390
Police Officers333050$47,650$76,300$115,330669,990
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers333051$47,640$76,290$115,280666,990
Fire Inspectors332020$42,730$75,480$137,25016,830
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other331099$40,750$74,960$102,36020,460
Law Enforcement Workers333000$45,170$70,530$111,5901,177,270
Fish and Game Wardens333031$35,670$68,180$94,4706,420
Transportation Security Screeners339093$45,010$63,360$75,94046,340
Miscellaneous First-Line Supervisors, Protective Service Workers331090$38,200$60,190$96,48090,770
Firefighting and Prevention Workers332000$34,780$59,870$103,460349,070
Firefighters332011$34,490$59,530$101,330332,240
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers331091$37,800$58,610$93,93070,310
Correctional Officers and Jailers333012$41,750$57,970$93,000365,380
Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers333010$41,310$57,950$93,580382,300
Bailiffs333011$32,950$57,050$93,95016,910
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists332022$33,590$52,380$100,4502,780
Private Detectives and Investigators339021$37,250$52,370$98,77038,700
Parking Enforcement Workers333041$35,410$47,150$76,0307,770
Animal Control Workers339011$32,880$45,830$69,99011,790
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators339031$34,020$43,900$62,36010,000
Protective Service Workers, All Other339099$30,620$41,600$72,67083,110
Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers339030$29,830$38,390$59,6001,251,760
Security Guards339032$29,800$38,370$59,5801,241,770
Other Protective Service Workers339000$29,310$38,230$61,7201,737,600
Crossing Guards and Flaggers339091$29,940$37,700$61,44090,180
Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers339090$27,390$37,120$63,960435,360
School Bus Monitors339094$27,250$34,980$43,24072,140
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers339092$24,860$33,720$44,600143,590
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