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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 36,280
2006 34,480
2007 26,320
2008 39,130
2009 51,720
2010 51,520
2011 33,790
2012 56,620
2013 59,090
2014 58,840
2015 57,650
2016 60,300
2017 60,140
2018 58,950
2019 57,860

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 70
2009 50
2010 40
2016 80
2017 80
2018 100
2019 140

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 2,080
2006 1,980
2007 0
2008 0
2009 2,870
2010 2,830
2011 0
2012 3,160
2013 3,270
2014 3,170
2015 3,190
2016 2,870
2017 3,070
2018 3,420
2019 3,440

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 1,270
2006 1,350
2007 0
2008 0
2009 2,060
2010 1,990
2011 0
2012 2,270
2013 2,370
2014 2,240
2015 2,090
2016 1,970
2017 2,070
2018 2,070
2019 2,140

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,670

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 920
2006 790
2007 700
2008 810
2009 1,040
2010 1,130
2011 1,150
2012 1,410
2013 1,400
2014 1,660
2015 1,550
2016 1,860
2017 1,750
2018 1,730

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 8,140
2006 8,040
2007 8,370
2008 8,390
2009 7,960
2010 7,700
2011 7,720
2012 7,430
2013 7,810
2014 7,580
2015 8,050
2016 8,030
2017 8,340
2018 7,980
2019 7,960

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 170
2006 180
2007 190
2008 240
2009 320
2010 300
2011 260
2012 150
2013 170
2014 150
2015 150
2016 140
2017 140
2018 80
2019 70

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2019 80

Bailiffs
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,050
2007 1,300

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 5,360
2006 4,110
2008 4,480
2012 5,720
2013 5,770
2014 5,810
2015 5,350
2016 5,740
2017 5,450
2018 5,540
2019 5,100

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 900
2006 1,230
2007 0
2008 1,300
2009 1,480
2010 1,470
2011 1,480
2012 1,690
2013 1,710
2014 1,680
2015 1,620
2016 1,600
2017 1,450
2018 1,060
2019 1,120

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2005 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 40
2017 40

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 580
2006 650
2007 660
2008 650
2009 340
2010 340
2011 360
2012 590
2013 570
2014 570
2015 260
2016 270
2017 280
2018 350
2019 350

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 10,420
2006 10,530
2007 10,790
2008 0
2009 11,530
2010 11,350
2011 0
2012 11,520
2013 11,680
2014 11,670
2015 11,690
2016 12,260
2017 12,340
2018 11,760
2019 11,700

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 260
2007 260
2008 250
2009 290
2010 300
2011 320
2012 280
2013 250
2014 230
2015 270
2016 290
2017 310
2018 210
2019 200

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 320
2006 350
2009 610
2010 700
2011 500
2012 460
2013 730
2015 1,630
2016 1,100
2017 700
2018 350
2019 350

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 18,210
2009 18,500
2010 17,860
2011 16,710
2012 16,550
2013 17,770
2014 17,910
2015 17,500
2016 17,840
2017 17,780
2018 17,870
2019 18,030

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,210
2007 1,220
2008 1,300
2009 1,350
2010 1,260
2011 1,220
2012 1,230
2013 1,360
2014 1,310
2015 1,040
2016 990
2017 1,130
2018 1,000
2019 980

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 1,820
2006 1,990
2007 2,050
2008 2,440
2009 2,430
2010 2,260
2011 2,080
2012 2,050
2013 1,890
2014 2,060
2015 2,190
2016 2,430
2017 2,550
2018 2,650
2019 2,720

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 990
2011 1,090
2012 1,090
2013 1,060
2014 1,060
2015 1,030
2016 1,070
2017 1,030
2018 1,010

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,600
2006 720
2007 730
2008 990
2009 890
2010 1,000
2011 900
2012 980
2013 1,230
2014 1,680
2015 0
2016 1,760
2017 1,630
2018 1,770