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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Louisiana

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 51,290
2005 51,320
2006 49,690
2007 52,810
2008 55,320
2009 54,550
2010 55,850
2011 54,340
2012 55,190
2013 55,250
2014 56,350
2015 56,450
2016 55,450
2017 55,670
2018 56,900
2019 57,920

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,550
2007 1,660
2008 1,790
2009 1,820
2010 1,720
2011 1,560
2012 1,530
2013 1,400
2014 1,360
2015 1,160
2016 1,160
2017 1,150
2018 1,300
2019 1,270

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,730
2005 1,630
2006 1,680
2007 2,090
2008 2,130
2009 2,100
2010 2,040
2011 2,210
2012 2,100
2013 2,160
2014 1,980
2015 1,890
2016 1,960
2017 2,120
2018 2,310
2019 2,280

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 960
2006 1,140
2007 1,520
2008 1,570
2009 1,710
2010 1,450
2011 1,530
2012 1,440
2013 1,530
2014 1,610
2015 1,580
2016 1,650
2017 1,710
2018 1,890
2019 1,710

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,220

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 520
2005 690
2006 560
2007 620
2008 600
2009 730
2010 710
2011 670
2012 550
2013 760
2014 880
2015 920
2016 880
2017 890
2018 1,160

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 3,990
2005 4,420
2006 4,330
2007 3,930
2008 3,960
2009 4,330
2010 4,700
2011 5,370
2012 5,380
2013 5,890
2014 6,180
2015 6,280
2016 6,490
2017 6,290
2018 6,220
2019 6,750

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 290
2005 210
2006 290
2007 200
2008 200
2009 160
2010 260
2011 270
2012 150
2013 170
2014 170
2015 150
2016 110
2017 140
2018 120
2019 150

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 350
2005 440
2006 600
2007 610
2008 540
2009 490
2010 500
2011 370
2012 450
2013 500
2014 430
2015 390
2016 400
2017 420
2018 330
2019 380

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 10,560
2005 9,140
2006 10,070
2007 9,920
2008 11,020
2009 10,470
2010 10,560
2011 9,710
2012 9,620
2013 9,080
2014 9,470
2015 8,480
2016 8,430
2017 7,950
2018 7,890
2019 7,950

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,890
2005 1,590
2006 1,820
2007 1,770
2008 1,910
2009 2,140
2010 2,300
2011 2,180
2012 2,050
2013 2,060
2014 1,970
2015 1,910
2016 2,160
2017 2,030
2018 1,770
2019 1,680

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2007 190
2008 240
2009 240
2010 240
2011 240
2013 210
2014 200

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 380
2007 120
2008 120
2009 120
2010 140
2011 0
2013 170
2014 170
2015 160
2016 160
2017 160
2019 90

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 9,940
2005 9,570
2006 8,950
2007 9,950
2008 10,650
2009 10,520
2010 11,520
2011 10,670
2012 11,830
2013 10,840
2014 10,980
2015 10,530
2016 10,510
2017 11,230
2018 11,810
2019 11,420

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2015 90
2016 90
2017 90

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 170
2006 190
2007 180
2008 170
2009 230
2010 270
2011 280
2012 280
2013 260
2014 260
2015 250
2016 270
2017 270
2018 220
2019 190

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 380
2005 390
2006 280
2007 270
2008 310
2009 330
2010 280
2011 160
2012 70
2013 130
2014 310
2015 380
2016 370
2017 310
2018 520
2019 480

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2004 690
2005 650
2006 560
2007 450
2008 470
2009 370
2010 240
2011 230
2012 210
2013 250
2014 240
2015 300
2016 290
2017 320
2018 280
2019 220

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 16,290
2005 17,080
2006 15,650
2007 17,100
2008 16,600
2009 15,710
2010 15,330
2011 15,110
2012 15,580
2013 15,960
2014 16,360
2015 18,170
2016 16,640
2017 16,720
2018 17,370
2019 18,460

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 920
2005 850
2006 650
2007 720
2008 720
2009 1,020
2010 1,090
2011 1,110
2012 1,110
2013 1,070
2014 1,130
2015 1,130
2016 990
2017 860
2018 640
2019 600

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 560
2005 470
2006 380
2007 510
2008 600
2009 630
2010 740
2011 560
2012 840
2013 720
2014 800
2015 740
2016 920
2017 1,190
2018 1,240
2019 1,160

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 410
2011 510
2012 630
2013 580
2014 470
2015 470
2016 490
2017 500
2018 520
2019 520

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,490
2005 1,480
2006 800
2007 1,000
2008 1,680
2009 1,400
2010 1,310
2011 1,600
2012 1,370
2013 1,510
2014 1,380
2015 1,470
2016 1,480
2017 1,320
2018 1,310