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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 65,690
2006 73,570
2007 100,380
2008 102,650
2009 103,060
2010 108,080
2011 104,540
2012 110,160
2013 113,460
2014 113,170
2015 114,210
2016 119,330
2017 117,720
2018 119,920
2019 117,280

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 430
2007 500
2008 520
2009 0
2010 440
2012 600
2013 610
2014 590
2015 320
2016 320
2017 330
2018 690
2019 720

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 2,500
2006 2,330
2007 3,100
2008 3,870
2009 4,300
2010 3,880
2011 4,200
2012 4,140
2013 4,030
2014 3,800
2015 4,550
2016 4,710
2017 4,750
2018 4,510
2019 4,370

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 1,440
2006 0
2007 1,400
2008 2,580
2009 2,780
2010 2,610
2011 1,980
2012 2,220
2013 2,260
2014 2,370
2015 2,500
2016 2,640
2017 2,620
2018 2,720
2019 2,770

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 2,720

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 1,410
2007 1,400
2008 1,370
2009 1,290
2010 1,820
2011 2,620
2012 3,030
2013 2,490
2014 1,770
2015 2,190
2016 2,300
2017 3,180
2018 3,170

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 12,880
2006 12,860
2007 12,570
2008 14,070
2009 14,230
2010 13,180
2011 11,580
2012 12,180
2013 12,390
2014 13,370
2015 12,930
2016 12,190
2017 12,840
2018 13,090
2019 13,000

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 490
2006 470
2007 340
2008 340
2009 270
2010 240
2011 210
2012 210
2013 240
2014 240
2016 360
2017 380
2018 0
2019 560

Bailiffs
Year Number
2012 310
2013 220
2014 240
2015 230
2016 310
2017 310
2018 1,300
2019 1,340

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 4,990
2012 4,870
2013 5,030
2014 5,120
2015 5,870
2016 5,780
2017 6,040
2018 5,700
2019 5,930

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 3,170
2006 3,230
2007 3,430
2008 2,270
2009 2,210
2010 2,260
2011 2,120
2012 2,050
2013 2,100
2014 2,040
2015 2,110
2016 2,080
2017 2,240
2018 2,430
2019 2,490

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2017 30
2019 80

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 350
2006 0
2007 450
2008 390
2009 460
2010 360
2011 460
2012 400
2013 400
2014 370
2015 410
2016 510
2017 460
2018 380
2019 320

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 24,850
2008 24,920
2009 24,460
2010 23,590
2011 22,880
2012 23,680
2013 24,390
2014 24,300
2015 24,970
2016 25,440
2017 25,380
2018 24,460
2019 24,190

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 150
2010 150
2011 0
2012 70

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 260
2007 250
2008 370
2009 330
2010 300
2011 200
2012 190
2013 160
2014 160
2015 150
2016 160
2017 250
2018 340
2019 500

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 970
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1,390
2010 720
2011 960
2012 770
2013 800
2014 760
2015 980
2016 960
2017 710
2018 670
2019 820

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2007 470
2008 430
2009 210
2010 0
2011 230
2012 360
2013 330
2014 290
2015 220
2016 240
2017 240
2018 0
2019 180

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 39,540
2006 42,390
2007 43,180
2008 42,490
2009 41,640
2010 42,450
2011 45,550
2012 46,370
2013 45,580
2014 46,180
2015 45,450
2016 45,840
2017 42,050
2018 44,130
2019 43,550

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 2,950
2006 3,080
2007 2,720
2008 2,520
2009 2,580
2010 2,740
2011 2,700
2012 0
2013 2,920
2014 2,800
2015 0
2016 2,520
2017 2,580
2018 3,160
2019 3,110

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 6,140
2007 4,670
2008 5,170
2009 5,230
2010 4,850
2011 4,290
2012 4,260
2013 4,950
2014 6,010
2015 6,190
2016 6,540
2017 6,360
2018 5,920
2019 5,050

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 1,780
2011 2,060
2012 1,980
2013 2,020
2015 1,910
2016 2,000
2017 1,900
2018 1,900
2019 1,800

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1,050
2008 1,340
2009 1,530
2010 1,720
2011 2,500
2012 2,470
2013 2,540
2014 2,760
2015 3,230
2016 4,430
2017 5,070
2018 5,350