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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Iowa

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 22,370
2005 21,070
2006 21,630
2007 20,440
2008 20,540
2009 20,810
2010 22,240
2011 22,440
2012 22,270
2013 21,250
2014 22,000
2015 22,210
2016 22,370
2017 22,350
2018 22,500
2019 23,730

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 410
2005 280
2006 320
2007 250
2008 280
2009 310
2010 280
2011 270
2012 250
2013 260
2014 270
2015 290
2016 280
2017 270
2018 240
2019 260

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 740
2005 630
2006 650
2007 630
2008 780
2009 790
2010 850
2011 760
2012 810
2013 690
2014 790
2015 880
2016 920
2017 1,070
2018 1,080
2019 1,240

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 420
2005 370
2006 280
2007 170
2008 280
2009 340
2010 420
2011 410
2012 480
2013 410
2014 460
2015 450
2016 450
2017 510
2018 510
2019 660

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 550

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 290
2005 320
2006 230
2007 240
2008 260
2009 360
2010 330
2011 380
2012 370
2013 390
2014 430
2015 470
2016 540
2017 570
2018 590

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 1,920
2005 1,620
2006 1,660
2007 1,630
2008 1,470
2009 1,670
2010 1,830
2011 1,800
2012 1,790
2013 1,790
2014 1,820
2015 1,860
2016 1,640
2017 1,730
2018 1,630
2019 1,790

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 60
2005 40
2006 70
2007 70
2008 50
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 40
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30
2019 40

Bailiffs
Year Number
2010 70
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 220
2019 50

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 3,710
2005 3,430
2006 3,620
2007 3,060
2008 3,130
2009 3,240
2010 3,240
2011 3,220
2012 3,210
2013 3,200
2014 3,250
2015 3,180
2016 3,110
2017 3,150
2018 3,030
2019 3,270

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 420
2005 350
2006 390
2007 410
2008 430
2009 0
2010 460
2011 440
2012 430
2013 360
2014 530
2015 400
2016 370
2017 400
2018 390
2019 410

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 150
2005 140
2006 150
2007 120
2008 130
2009 140
2010 130
2011 130
2013 140
2014 140
2015 130
2016 120
2017 120
2018 130
2019 120

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 90
2006 90
2007 70
2008 80
2009 90
2010 90
2011 130
2012 110
2013 110
2014 50
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 40
2019 50

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 4,860
2005 4,740
2006 4,980
2007 4,730
2008 4,550
2009 4,820
2010 4,800
2011 5,010
2012 5,090
2013 4,960
2014 4,950
2015 5,280
2016 5,140
2017 4,980
2018 4,860
2019 5,000

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 100
2006 80
2007 90
2008 100
2009 90
2010 130
2011 140
2012 160
2013 90
2014 80
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 70
2019 90

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 180
2005 210
2006 140
2007 110
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 40
2013 60
2014 60
2015 80
2016 60
2017 70
2018 90
2019 100

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2004 110
2005 190
2006 260
2007 270
2008 310
2009 270
2010 230
2011 160
2012 140
2013 0
2014 250
2015 260
2016 240
2017 180
2018 170
2019 160

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 6,260
2005 6,130
2006 6,420
2007 6,560
2008 6,600
2009 6,250
2010 6,510
2011 6,420
2012 6,510
2013 5,970
2014 6,160
2015 5,780
2016 5,890
2017 6,010
2018 6,530
2019 6,440

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 370
2005 310
2006 260
2007 290
2008 230
2009 230
2010 290
2011 360
2012 420
2013 360
2014 360
2015 450
2016 460
2017 560
2018 660
2019 920

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 1,690
2005 1,550
2006 1,620
2007 1,320
2008 1,310
2009 1,600
2010 1,840
2011 2,160
2012 1,900
2013 1,850
2014 1,810
2015 1,920
2016 1,980
2017 1,950
2018 1,850
2019 2,020

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 190
2011 180
2012 210
2013 220
2014 170
2015 170
2016 170
2017 170
2018 210
2019 210

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 550
2005 570
2006 410
2007 420
2008 470
2009 460
2010 410
2011 330
2012 310
2013 340
2014 420
2015 480
2016 630
2017 470
2018 390