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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Colorado

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 44,680
2005 46,320
2006 46,430
2007 47,880
2008 48,290
2009 50,050
2010 52,380
2011 52,560
2012 53,380
2013 51,870
2014 52,700
2015 53,210
2016 47,120
2017 55,320
2018 54,350
2019 56,400

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 650
2005 730
2006 700
2007 680
2008 690
2009 610
2010 640
2011 640
2012 720
2013 770
2014 670
2015 610
2019 690

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,600
2005 1,540
2006 1,060
2007 1,010
2008 1,030
2009 1,270
2010 1,270
2011 1,330
2012 1,360
2013 1,440
2014 1,420
2015 1,520
2016 1,430
2017 1,410
2018 1,320
2019 1,380

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,290
2005 970
2006 730
2007 750
2008 800
2009 860
2010 840
2011 800
2012 830
2013 830
2014 940
2015 1,060
2016 1,200
2017 1,330
2018 1,300
2019 1,200

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 2,020

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 770
2005 920
2006 700
2007 780
2008 870
2009 950
2010 1,020
2011 880
2012 860
2013 1,020
2014 1,280
2015 1,340
2016 1,270
2017 1,180
2018 1,630

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 4,170
2005 3,750
2006 4,180
2007 4,200
2008 4,190
2009 4,300
2010 4,720
2011 4,920
2012 4,480
2013 4,530
2014 4,790
2015 5,090
2016 5,290
2017 5,480
2018 5,560
2019 5,650

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 230
2005 220
2006 230
2007 240
2008 230
2009 110
2010 100
2011 0
2012 150
2013 150
2014 90
2015 150
2016 170
2017 180
2018 130
2019 130

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2016 50
2017 60
2018 80
2019 50

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 130
2005 130
2006 150
2007 140
2008 80
2009 80
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 450
2016 440
2017 440
2018 0
2019 150

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 6,240
2005 6,820
2006 7,180
2007 7,300
2008 7,720
2009 7,520
2010 7,630
2011 7,400
2012 8,090
2013 7,600
2014 7,500
2015 6,860
2017 6,900
2018 6,990
2019 7,230

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,680
2005 1,650
2006 1,700
2007 1,650
2008 1,710
2009 1,790
2010 1,710
2011 1,740
2012 1,670
2013 1,590
2014 1,630
2015 1,680
2016 1,710
2017 1,750
2018 1,780
2019 1,830

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 210
2005 210
2006 200
2007 210
2008 210

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 140
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 40
2012 100
2013 110
2014 110
2015 100
2016 100
2017 130
2018 130

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 8,840
2005 8,820
2006 8,790
2007 8,750
2008 9,020
2009 9,700
2010 9,590
2011 9,490
2012 9,060
2013 9,350
2014 9,440
2015 9,380
2016 9,360
2017 9,440
2018 9,840
2019 10,100

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2005 30

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 270
2006 320
2007 300
2008 290
2009 240
2010 240
2011 330
2012 360
2013 350
2014 280
2015 230
2016 220
2018 180
2019 180

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 390
2005 300
2006 570
2007 720
2008 690
2009 400
2010 0
2011 270
2012 320
2013 390
2014 520
2015 520
2016 460
2017 300
2018 340
2019 410

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2004 230
2005 210
2006 210
2007 150
2008 130
2009 140
2010 150
2011 170
2012 170
2013 190
2014 170
2015 130
2016 140
2017 150
2018 160
2019 180

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 11,790
2005 13,210
2006 13,720
2007 14,510
2008 13,780
2009 14,790
2010 15,050
2011 15,670
2012 15,350
2013 14,890
2014 13,830
2015 14,550
2016 15,330
2017 15,330
2018 16,790
2019 15,540

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 1,490
2006 1,390
2007 1,360
2008 990
2009 840
2010 860
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1,520
2015 1,700
2016 2,180
2017 2,040
2018 0
2019 0

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 2,760
2005 2,950
2006 2,970
2007 3,040
2008 3,330
2009 3,470
2010 4,570
2011 4,810
2012 5,010
2013 3,970
2014 4,060
2015 4,460
2016 4,270
2017 4,400
2018 4,430
2019 5,160

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 940
2011 1,030
2012 1,090
2013 1,120
2014 1,010
2017 1,080

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,260
2005 2,100
2006 1,630
2007 2,090
2008 2,530
2009 2,980
2010 2,940
2011 2,980
2012 3,710
2013 3,520
2014 3,380
2015 3,380
2016 3,500
2017 3,720
2018 3,690