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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Alabama

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 40,710
2005 41,310
2006 41,490
2007 41,460
2008 42,180
2009 43,600
2010 44,540
2011 44,140
2012 42,830
2013 43,310
2014 43,370
2015 42,330
2016 42,490
2017 42,380
2018 44,510
2019 44,650

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 420
2005 380
2006 360
2007 390
2008 420
2009 440
2010 450
2011 420
2012 450
2013 460
2014 400
2015 400
2016 440
2017 440
2018 460
2019 410

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,050
2006 880
2007 980
2008 1,050
2009 950
2010 920
2011 1,000
2012 1,090
2013 1,190
2014 1,240
2015 1,200
2016 1,180
2017 1,240
2018 1,160
2019 1,090

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 570
2005 510
2006 540
2007 610
2008 650
2009 810
2010 850
2011 1,090
2012 1,110
2013 1,150
2014 1,050
2015 1,070
2016 1,010
2017 990
2018 1,080
2019 980

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 700

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 460
2005 570
2006 630
2007 560
2008 600
2009 500
2010 470
2011 450
2012 510
2013 570
2014 700
2015 850
2016 760
2017 670
2018 620

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 5,710
2005 5,380
2006 4,760
2007 4,510
2008 4,690
2009 5,200
2010 5,350
2011 5,180
2012 4,870
2013 4,990
2014 4,990
2015 4,950
2016 4,520
2017 4,700
2018 5,680
2019 6,070

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 120
2005 150
2006 0
2007 290
2008 300
2009 170
2010 190
2011 170
2012 130
2013 130
2014 110
2015 130
2016 120
2017 130
2018 140
2019 130

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2006 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2006 50
2007 50
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 130
2013 60
2014 60
2015 90
2016 80
2017 100
2018 90
2019 100

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 5,550
2005 5,460
2006 5,630
2007 5,380
2008 5,660
2009 5,820
2010 5,760
2011 5,830
2012 5,730
2013 5,980
2014 5,760
2015 5,400
2016 5,540
2017 5,140
2018 4,680
2019 4,590

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,070
2005 990
2006 1,270
2007 1,220
2008 1,310
2009 1,140
2010 1,120
2011 1,100
2012 1,210
2013 1,250
2014 1,240
2015 1,200
2016 1,310
2017 1,280
2018 1,270
2019 1,170

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2006 300
2007 330
2008 270
2009 240
2010 220
2011 220
2012 210
2013 210
2014 210
2015 200
2016 200
2017 140
2018 140
2019 140

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 80
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 50
2014 50
2015 80
2016 90
2017 100
2018 60
2019 40

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 9,850
2005 9,870
2006 9,610
2007 9,850
2008 10,010
2009 10,810
2010 11,330
2011 11,370
2012 10,750
2013 10,850
2014 10,780
2015 10,440
2016 10,410
2017 10,420
2018 11,410
2019 11,410

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2012 50
2013 60
2014 70

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 200
2005 200
2006 210
2007 210
2008 220
2009 230
2010 240
2011 250
2012 230
2013 210
2014 200
2015 220
2016 220
2017 210
2018 230
2019 210

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 490
2005 510
2006 640
2007 490
2008 440
2009 290
2010 150
2011 270
2012 240
2013 310
2014 150
2015 190
2016 220
2017 260
2018 200
2019 240

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2014 80
2016 60
2018 70
2019 70

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 12,920
2005 13,340
2006 13,920
2007 13,950
2008 14,000
2009 14,350
2010 14,340
2011 13,950
2012 13,340
2013 13,110
2014 12,980
2015 12,730
2016 12,920
2017 13,150
2018 13,840
2019 14,220

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 540
2005 590
2006 760
2007 800
2008 720
2009 580
2010 570
2011 610
2012 620
2013 550
2014 510
2015 520
2016 530
2017 510
2018 430
2019 470

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 790
2005 1,030
2006 1,070
2007 930
2008 840
2009 960
2010 1,250
2011 1,150
2012 1,220
2013 920
2014 1,380
2015 1,160
2016 1,340
2017 1,200
2018 1,240
2019 1,110

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 330
2011 300
2012 290
2013 270
2014 270
2015 250
2016 250
2017 220
2018 240
2019 230

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 890
2005 1,160
2006 690
2007 770
2008 860
2009 910
2010 770
2011 570
2012 530
2013 930
2014 1,090
2015 1,210
2016 1,240
2017 1,440
2018 1,430