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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Maine

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 10,700
2005 9,030
2006 9,630
2007 10,020
2008 10,040
2009 10,450
2010 11,350
2011 11,140
2012 11,420
2013 11,890
2014 11,700
2015 11,400
2016 11,730
2017 11,710
2018 11,800
2019 11,100

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 0
2006 80
2007 80
2008 0
2009 130
2010 190
2011 150
2012 150
2013 180
2014 160
2015 170
2016 170
2017 180
2018 180
2019 150

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 400
2005 330
2006 380
2007 400
2008 350
2009 330
2010 360
2011 340
2012 330
2013 350
2014 330
2015 370
2016 350
2017 400
2018 400
2019 390

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 200
2005 220
2006 230
2007 250
2008 250
2009 250
2010 210
2011 240
2012 250
2013 250
2014 200
2015 280
2016 290
2017 330
2018 350
2019 370

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 280

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 190
2005 160
2006 110
2007 110
2008 120
2009 140
2010 190
2011 200
2012 210
2013 220
2014 240
2015 240
2016 260
2017 260
2018 310

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 1,990
2005 1,530
2006 1,460
2007 1,350
2008 1,570
2009 1,830
2010 2,140
2011 2,260
2012 2,330
2013 2,280
2014 2,200
2015 2,020
2016 2,220
2017 1,940
2018 2,010
2019 1,860

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 80
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 70
2016 70
2017 70
2018 60
2019 80

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2004 70
2013 60
2014 70

Bailiffs
Year Number
2006 50
2007 90
2008 100
2009 90
2010 90
2011 90
2012 100
2013 130
2014 130
2015 140
2016 140
2017 130
2018 140
2019 230

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 890
2006 1,060
2007 1,260
2008 1,330
2009 1,150
2010 1,430
2011 1,050
2012 1,110
2013 1,350
2014 1,500
2015 1,550
2016 1,640
2017 1,600
2018 1,440
2019 1,160

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 320
2005 240
2006 390
2007 450
2008 410
2009 570
2010 560
2011 570
2012 550
2013 590
2014 580
2015 590
2016 580
2017 580
2018 560
2019 550

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 120
2007 130
2008 120
2009 130
2010 140
2011 140
2012 130
2013 110
2014 120
2015 120
2016 120
2017 130
2018 130
2019 170

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 50
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 80
2014 80
2015 90
2016 0
2017 0
2018 40
2019 40

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 2,070
2005 1,780
2006 2,030
2007 2,290
2008 2,120
2009 2,060
2010 1,990
2011 2,050
2012 2,050
2013 2,210
2014 2,090
2015 2,200
2016 2,060
2017 2,120
2018 2,150
2019 2,120

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 0
2006 190
2007 170
2008 160
2009 170
2010 180
2011 180
2012 180
2013 160
2014 160
2015 170
2016 180
2017 180
2018 180
2019 120

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 120
2005 180
2006 180
2007 120
2008 0
2009 170
2010 140
2011 0
2012 0
2019 40

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2018 30
2019 30

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 2,420
2005 2,120
2006 2,050
2007 2,040
2008 2,020
2009 2,030
2010 1,840
2011 1,990
2012 2,150
2013 2,090
2014 1,960
2015 1,820
2016 1,920
2017 1,860
2018 1,920
2019 1,860

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 480
2005 350
2006 560
2007 500
2008 510
2009 470
2010 790
2011 850
2012 720
2013 730
2014 760
2015 600
2016 570
2017 730
2018 630
2019 460

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 260
2005 200
2006 230
2007 260
2008 340
2009 360
2010 380
2011 350
2012 390
2013 370
2014 380
2015 370
2016 520
2017 490
2018 500
2019 460

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 190
2011 190
2012 200
2013 190
2014 150
2015 140
2016 130
2017 120
2018 140
2019 150

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 430
2005 830
2006 370
2007 390
2008 520
2009 460
2010 420
2011 360
2012 430
2013 460
2014 510
2015 460
2016 510
2017 590
2018 630