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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Arizona

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 51,690
2005 59,730
2006 65,560
2007 68,460
2008 73,780
2009 77,570
2010 74,490
2011 73,690
2012 76,550
2013 77,550
2014 79,440
2015 78,760
2016 80,950
2017 79,100
2018 77,860
2019 79,390

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 1,110
2006 1,260
2007 1,300
2008 1,520
2009 1,730
2010 1,660
2011 1,570
2012 1,560
2013 1,550
2014 1,440
2015 1,460
2016 1,580
2017 1,600
2018 1,620
2019 1,640

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 2,180
2005 2,360
2006 2,420
2007 2,620
2008 2,710
2009 2,820
2010 2,900
2011 2,500
2012 2,680
2013 2,730
2014 2,800
2015 2,620
2016 2,670
2017 2,790
2018 3,020
2019 2,910

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 1,390
2006 1,760
2008 1,430
2009 1,870
2010 2,020
2011 2,220
2012 2,390
2013 2,380
2014 2,310
2015 2,280
2016 2,390
2017 2,340
2018 2,150
2019 2,110

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,600

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 920
2005 870
2006 720
2007 840
2008 970
2009 1,060
2010 1,100
2011 0
2012 1,620
2013 1,810
2014 2,100
2015 2,110
2016 2,280
2017 2,070
2018 1,870

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 4,930
2006 5,440
2007 6,120
2008 6,500
2009 7,730
2010 7,690
2011 7,790
2012 7,680
2013 7,570
2014 7,440
2015 6,610
2016 7,600
2017 7,180
2018 6,380
2019 6,190

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 240
2005 160
2006 180
2007 200
2008 230
2009 240
2010 210
2011 220
2012 200
2013 200
2014 230
2015 250
2016 270
2017 250
2018 210
2019 200

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 240
2005 330
2006 470
2007 480
2008 390
2009 230
2010 210
2011 220
2012 240
2013 250
2014 260
2015 310
2016 300
2017 290
2018 290
2019 280

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 9,060
2006 9,770
2007 10,470
2008 11,770
2009 12,460
2010 13,400
2011 13,650
2012 13,240
2013 12,190
2014 13,400
2015 13,750
2016 15,190
2017 14,170
2018 13,810
2019 13,670

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,680
2005 1,700
2006 4,680
2007 4,900
2008 5,110
2009 5,370
2010 5,230
2011 5,880
2012 5,980
2013 5,900
2014 6,130
2015 6,360
2016 6,130
2017 5,910
2018 5,810
2019 5,690

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2006 300
2007 80
2008 110
2009 220
2010 220
2012 140
2013 140
2014 110
2015 110
2016 110
2017 100
2018 110
2019 280

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 120
2006 90
2007 90
2008 90
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2013 110
2014 110
2015 100
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 60

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 12,750
2005 13,150
2006 10,640
2007 11,560
2008 11,820
2009 13,230
2010 12,270
2011 12,350
2012 11,750
2013 11,910
2014 12,110
2015 11,580
2016 11,550
2017 11,480
2018 11,320
2019 11,610

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2007 30
2008 40
2011 40
2012 50
2014 40

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 300
2005 280
2006 380
2007 370
2008 410
2009 290
2010 210
2011 230
2012 220
2013 230
2014 200
2015 210
2016 200
2017 210
2018 260
2019 250

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 470
2005 470
2006 480
2007 480
2008 530
2009 470
2010 450
2011 200
2012 210
2013 200
2014 220
2015 170
2016 180
2017 270
2018 380
2019 370

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 1,120
2006 1,020
2007 940
2008 660
2009 420
2010 260
2011 370
2012 380
2013 430
2014 380
2015 460
2016 360
2017 370
2018 230
2019 360

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 19,860
2005 21,080
2006 22,440
2007 24,100
2008 25,000
2009 24,440
2010 21,040
2011 20,990
2012 21,210
2013 22,450
2014 22,290
2015 23,070
2016 22,510
2017 22,740
2018 22,790
2019 24,520

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,220
2006 1,180
2007 1,170
2008 1,130
2009 1,070
2010 1,000
2011 840
2012 1,170
2013 1,180
2014 1,400
2015 1,370
2016 1,480
2017 1,420
2018 1,190
2019 1,120

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 2,240
2005 2,180
2006 1,080
2007 1,480
2008 1,670
2009 2,270
2010 1,910
2011 1,740
2012 2,170
2013 2,550
2014 2,170
2015 1,920
2016 1,870
2017 1,850
2018 2,430
2019 2,730

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 1,130
2011 1,320
2012 1,270
2013 1,350
2014 1,120
2015 1,070
2016 1,100
2017 1,130
2018 1,100
2019 1,150

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,390
2005 3,130
2006 1,250
2007 1,230
2008 1,690
2009 1,570
2010 1,510
2011 1,480
2012 2,390
2013 2,420
2014 3,180
2015 2,950
2016 3,130
2017 2,870
2018 2,840