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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 40,040
2006 37,170
2007 34,100
2008 38,080
2009 37,340
2010 37,170
2011 40,740
2012 41,830
2013 43,340
2014 43,660
2015 39,050
2016 41,930
2017 41,670

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 50
2008 70
2009 40
2010 40
2016 30

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 1,430
2006 1,080
2007 1,110
2008 1,210
2009 2,010
2010 1,940
2011 1,940
2012 2,290
2013 2,390
2014 2,300
2015 2,090
2016 1,840
2017 1,910

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 730
2006 790
2007 790
2008 820
2009 1,370
2010 1,320
2011 1,500
2012 1,640
2013 1,690
2014 1,600
2015 1,400
2016 1,300
2017 1,320

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 740
2006 610
2007 530
2008 610
2009 890
2010 980
2011 970
2012 1,200
2013 1,150
2014 1,390
2015 1,260
2016 1,530
2017 1,460

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 5,780
2006 5,660
2007 5,810
2008 5,850
2009 5,410
2010 5,140
2011 5,130
2012 4,780
2013 5,020
2014 4,790
2015 5,190
2016 5,060
2017 5,220

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 130
2006 120
2007 120
2008 160
2009 220
2010 230
2011 0
2012 120
2013 130
2014 120
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 3,880
2006 2,890
2008 3,320
2011 4,690
2012 4,560
2013 4,610
2014 4,610
2016 3,720
2017 3,690

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 760
2006 1,050
2007 1,080
2008 1,110
2009 1,150
2010 1,150
2011 1,130
2012 1,360
2013 1,360
2014 1,320
2015 1,230
2016 1,250
2017 1,100

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2005 40
2012 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 520
2006 610
2007 620
2008 610
2009 280
2010 260
2011 280
2012 530
2013 520
2014 520
2015 190
2016 190
2017 200

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 7,100
2006 6,860
2007 6,910
2008 6,960
2009 7,640
2010 7,440
2011 7,320
2012 7,800
2013 7,980
2014 8,020
2015 7,860
2016 8,380
2017 8,310

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 150
2007 120
2008 140
2009 160
2010 170
2011 170
2012 160
2013 160
2014 140
2015 170
2016 180
2017 190

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 240
2006 280
2010 0
2012 70
2013 0
2015 1,300
2017 0

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 15,260
2006 14,580
2007 14,460
2008 14,400
2009 15,180
2010 14,480
2011 13,560
2012 13,260
2013 14,270
2014 14,240
2015 13,740
2016 13,750
2017 13,640

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 780
2006 710
2007 680
2008 680
2009 790
2010 840
2011 780
2012 780
2013 750
2014 780
2015 660
2016 620
2017 730

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 1,160
2006 1,370
2007 1,440
2008 1,670
2009 1,730
2010 1,660
2011 1,650
2012 1,580
2013 1,400
2014 1,530
2015 1,520
2016 1,790
2017 1,810

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

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,290
2006 380
2007 380
2008 470
2009 470
2010 530
2011 530
2012 580
2013 810
2014 1,200
2015 1,280
2016 1,130
2017 980