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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Connecticut

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 31,470
2005 36,520
2006 35,200
2007 36,640
2008 36,880
2009 31,620
2010 30,660
2011 35,690
2012 36,440
2013 36,400
2014 36,460
2015 36,300
2016 37,230
2017 36,410
2018 34,700
2019 36,070

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 590
2007 610
2011 520
2012 570
2013 520
2014 510
2015 490
2016 700
2017 450
2018 560
2019 610

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,500
2006 1,510
2007 1,550
2008 1,660
2009 1,500
2010 1,370
2011 1,340
2012 1,620
2013 1,720
2014 1,780
2015 1,880
2016 1,840
2017 1,890
2018 1,900
2019 1,930

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 820
2005 940
2006 950
2007 930
2008 950
2009 860
2010 860
2011 810
2012 1,070
2013 1,080
2014 1,150
2015 1,200
2016 1,220
2017 1,220
2018 1,160
2019 1,130

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 820

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 530
2005 550
2006 650
2007 540
2008 590
2009 490
2010 560
2011 540
2012 540
2013 520
2014 620
2015 830
2016 1,010
2017 960
2018 650

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 3,650
2005 3,950
2006 3,210
2007 2,850
2008 2,960
2009 3,560
2010 3,510
2011 3,510
2012 3,040
2013 3,040
2014 3,200
2015 3,180
2016 3,310
2017 3,270
2018 3,140
2019 3,020

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 270
2005 330
2006 300
2007 290
2008 290
2009 300
2010 360
2011 390
2012 580
2013 550
2014 570
2015 390
2016 360
2017 260
2018 250
2019 260

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 4,230
2006 4,150
2007 4,150
2008 4,390
2010 0
2011 4,240
2012 3,880
2013 3,820
2014 3,810
2015 3,800
2016 3,880
2017 3,810
2018 3,610
2019 3,630

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 1,110
2006 970
2007 1,010
2008 1,030
2009 1,080
2010 1,050
2011 1,030
2012 960
2013 920
2014 920
2015 950
2016 930
2017 920
2018 940
2019 980

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 120
2008 130
2012 140
2013 140
2014 140
2015 100
2016 90
2017 80
2018 80
2019 80

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 130
2006 100
2007 110
2008 110
2009 110
2010 100
2011 90
2012 100
2013 120
2014 130
2015 130
2016 120
2017 110
2018 90
2019 80

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 6,370
2005 6,430
2006 6,100
2007 6,980
2008 7,310
2009 7,520
2010 7,160
2011 7,140
2012 7,220
2013 7,180
2014 7,220
2015 6,820
2016 6,980
2017 6,820
2018 6,450
2019 6,330

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 230
2005 260
2006 320
2007 320
2008 310
2009 250
2010 240
2011 240
2012 270
2013 260
2014 260
2015 260
2016 260
2017 240
2018 200
2019 190

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 170
2005 360
2006 300
2007 270
2008 260
2009 300
2010 540
2011 460
2012 620
2013 220
2014 190
2015 270
2016 270
2017 0
2018 0
2019 490

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2007 210
2008 210
2009 210
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 260
2016 280
2017 240
2018 200
2019 200

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 12,570
2005 12,090
2006 12,640
2007 12,690
2008 12,630
2009 11,550
2010 10,930
2011 11,270
2012 11,330
2013 11,890
2014 11,640
2015 11,480
2016 11,610
2017 11,380
2018 10,940
2019 11,130

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 1,630
2005 1,230
2006 1,330
2007 1,470
2008 1,600
2009 1,540
2010 1,250
2011 1,210
2012 1,190
2013 1,270
2014 1,150
2015 1,210
2016 1,180
2017 1,380
2018 1,250
2019 1,630

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 1,660
2005 1,850
2006 1,900
2007 1,810
2008 1,830
2009 1,800
2010 1,790
2011 1,750
2012 2,020
2013 1,820
2014 1,870
2015 1,460
2016 1,500
2017 1,530
2018 1,460
2019 1,640

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 320
2011 370
2012 320
2013 280
2014 250
2015 240
2016 240
2017 240
2018 250
2019 250

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 970
2005 850
2006 650
2007 730
2008 620
2009 550
2010 620
2011 780
2012 970
2013 1,050
2014 1,050
2015 1,350
2016 1,450
2017 1,610
2018 1,570