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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 90,900
2006 66,940
2007 90,510
2008 97,540
2009 97,420
2010 99,870
2011 97,680
2012 105,920
2013 105,240
2014 109,000
2015 113,550
2016 113,090
2017 115,150

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 300
2008 310
2009 220
2010 120
2012 140
2013 150
2014 150
2015 150
2016 150
2017 150

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2008 2,320
2012 900
2013 960
2014 1,020
2015 630
2016 620
2017 620

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2008 2,180
2012 300
2013 280
2014 270
2015 290
2016 280
2017 310

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,730
2006 1,820
2007 1,960
2008 2,370
2009 2,110
2010 2,410
2011 2,220
2012 2,400
2013 2,340
2014 2,770
2015 2,930
2016 2,810
2017 2,590

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 6,160
2006 5,470
2007 5,920
2008 6,080
2009 8,010
2010 7,450
2011 7,840
2012 7,150
2013 7,240
2014 7,100
2015 7,810
2016 7,830
2017 7,660

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 290
2007 210
2008 210
2009 210
2010 200
2011 240
2012 210
2013 200
2014 190
2015 270
2016 270
2017 260

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2015 90
2016 80
2017 90

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2012 3,780
2013 3,700
2014 3,650
2015 3,500
2016 3,710
2017 3,700

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2012 3,090
2013 3,070
2014 3,080
2015 3,410
2016 3,420
2017 3,320

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2005 0
2017 30

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 360
2006 430
2007 410
2008 480
2009 550
2010 500
2011 460
2012 340
2013 370
2014 370
2015 410
2016 410
2017 380

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 20,050
2007 19,790
2008 20,770
2009 22,910
2010 22,490
2011 22,280
2012 24,590
2013 24,290
2014 24,610
2015 25,450
2016 25,460
2017 26,050

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 120
2009 40
2011 170

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2007 530
2008 540
2009 570
2012 260
2013 260
2014 260
2015 300
2016 330
2017 370

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 880
2006 1,290
2007 990
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1,760
2011 690
2012 800
2013 1,110
2014 1,110
2015 990
2016 540
2017 550

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2009 80
2010 80
2011 110
2012 120
2013 120
2014 0
2015 340
2016 340
2017 450

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 50,100
2006 50,200
2007 53,180
2008 52,850
2009 52,010
2010 51,240
2011 53,360
2012 51,950
2013 50,740
2014 52,160
2015 53,190
2016 53,150
2017 54,520

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,740
2007 1,760
2008 3,560
2009 3,460
2010 3,390
2012 0
2014 1,750
2015 1,640
2016 1,690
2017 1,670

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 2,430
2006 3,030
2007 2,760
2008 2,880
2009 3,490
2010 3,660
2011 3,820
2012 3,560
2013 3,710
2014 3,910
2015 4,870
2016 4,840
2017 4,830

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 2,540
2011 2,710
2012 2,750
2013 2,590
2014 2,560
2015 2,550
2016 2,340
2017 2,400

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 6,940
2006 2,660
2007 2,580
2008 2,990
2009 3,760
2010 4,030
2011 3,780
2012 3,580
2013 4,110
2014 4,040
2015 4,730
2016 4,820
2017 5,200