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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 49,020
2006 46,480
2007 47,290
2008 48,730
2009 48,870
2010 48,460
2011 53,040
2012 52,380
2013 53,410
2014 51,820
2015 54,720
2016 54,040
2017 56,490
2018 57,710
2019 60,300

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 430
2007 430
2008 440
2009 450
2010 450
2011 410
2012 240
2013 270
2017 470
2018 570
2019 590

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 1,190
2006 1,270
2007 1,390
2008 1,660
2009 2,010
2010 2,080
2011 1,980
2012 2,030
2013 1,980
2014 2,030
2015 1,780
2016 1,960
2017 2,190
2018 3,360
2019 3,610

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 1,320
2006 1,480
2007 1,630
2008 1,520
2009 1,370
2010 1,320
2011 1,130
2012 910
2013 890
2014 940
2015 810
2016 850
2017 860
2018 1,690
2019 0

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,350

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 820
2006 780
2007 870
2008 1,060
2009 1,020
2010 1,050
2011 1,000
2012 1,060
2013 990
2014 840
2015 810
2016 920
2017 1,260
2018 1,440

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 4,620
2006 3,880
2007 3,840
2008 4,390
2009 5,110
2010 4,880
2011 5,240
2012 5,320
2013 5,770
2014 5,630
2015 6,580
2016 6,590
2017 6,530
2018 5,890
2019 6,300

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 290
2006 330
2007 300
2008 250
2009 220
2010 160
2011 150
2012 150
2013 210
2014 240
2015 340
2016 310
2017 230
2018 170
2019 160

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2005 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Bailiffs
Year Number
2005 300
2006 450
2007 480
2008 470
2009 320
2010 310
2011 330
2012 500
2013 530
2014 380
2015 160
2016 160
2017 290
2018 400
2019 440

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 4,110
2006 3,900
2007 3,890
2008 3,950
2009 4,360
2010 4,770
2011 4,480
2012 3,690
2013 3,980
2014 4,210
2015 4,260
2016 4,120
2017 4,100
2018 4,370
2019 3,910

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 1,940
2006 1,920
2007 2,050
2008 2,050
2009 2,710
2010 2,840
2011 2,880
2012 2,230
2013 1,970
2014 1,880
2015 1,740
2016 1,680
2017 1,750
2018 2,150
2019 2,110

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2005 40
2008 160
2014 50
2015 60
2016 80
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2007 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 30
2015 150
2016 150
2017 150

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 11,230
2006 10,210
2007 10,450
2008 10,650
2009 10,180
2010 9,310
2011 9,680
2012 10,090
2013 10,430
2014 10,910
2015 12,640
2016 12,840
2017 12,600
2018 12,100
2019 12,010

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 230
2007 260
2008 270
2009 230
2010 200
2011 220
2012 240
2013 240
2014 230
2015 190
2016 200
2017 170
2018 210
2019 220

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 500
2006 580
2007 760
2008 1,200
2009 1,030
2010 1,030
2011 440
2012 440
2013 340
2014 680
2015 0
2016 770
2017 650
2018 700
2019 610

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 17,010
2006 18,370
2007 18,070
2008 18,270
2009 17,000
2010 17,240
2011 21,130
2012 20,590
2013 20,190
2014 18,630
2015 20,510
2016 19,210
2017 20,810
2018 20,180
2019 23,440

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 520
2006 350
2007 280
2008 240
2009 280
2010 300
2011 330
2012 390
2013 390
2014 450
2015 430
2016 470
2017 350
2018 250
2019 370

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 2,560
2006 1,760
2007 1,610
2008 1,240
2009 1,320
2010 750
2011 1,630
2012 2,610
2013 3,290
2014 3,110
2015 2,370
2016 2,680
2017 2,570
2018 2,090
2019 1,440

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 910
2011 1,120
2012 1,210
2013 1,280
2014 1,130
2015 1,100
2018 0
2019 1,290

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,950
2006 540
2007 940
2008 910
2009 1,220
2010 800
2011 830
2012 620
2013 630
2014 480
2015 790
2016 1,050
2017 1,420
2018 2,050