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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Michigan

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 75,870
2005 86,370
2006 67,240
2007 77,850
2008 76,890
2009 75,490
2010 71,520
2011 72,470
2012 75,500
2013 76,170
2014 72,820
2015 73,550
2016 73,360
2017 76,990
2018 77,370
2019 77,630

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 540
2005 4,730
2007 1,730
2008 1,130
2009 1,560
2010 1,110
2012 1,490
2013 1,540
2014 1,260
2015 1,240
2016 1,030
2017 990
2018 970
2019 880

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 2,720
2005 2,700
2006 2,840
2007 2,740
2008 2,870
2009 2,810
2010 3,080
2011 2,960
2012 3,430
2013 3,220
2014 2,910
2015 2,650
2016 2,450
2017 2,290
2018 2,380
2019 2,440

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,200
2005 1,230
2006 1,230
2007 1,010
2008 1,140
2009 1,160
2010 1,330
2011 1,420
2012 1,520
2013 1,350
2014 1,040
2015 1,050
2016 910
2017 1,170
2018 1,140
2019 1,340

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,990

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,490
2005 1,500
2006 1,170
2007 1,400
2008 1,290
2009 1,350
2010 1,320
2011 1,320
2012 1,770
2013 2,470
2014 1,850
2015 1,890
2016 1,840
2017 1,620
2018 1,790

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 7,310
2005 7,910
2006 6,920
2007 6,430
2008 6,100
2009 6,140
2010 5,810
2011 6,030
2012 6,030
2013 5,840
2014 5,410
2015 5,510
2016 5,600
2017 6,980
2018 6,640
2019 7,230

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 290
2005 340
2006 410
2007 570
2008 490
2009 550
2010 350
2011 320
2012 240
2013 280
2014 230
2015 280
2016 220
2017 250
2018 230
2019 440

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 0
2005 360
2006 430
2007 330
2008 350
2009 350
2010 360
2011 360
2012 340
2013 500
2014 580
2015 550
2016 590
2017 700
2018 730
2019 860

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 4,310
2005 9,040
2007 12,370
2008 11,750
2009 11,690
2010 9,340
2011 10,340
2012 10,560
2013 10,690
2014 9,760
2015 9,710
2016 9,850
2017 9,590
2018 9,100
2019 9,010

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,830
2005 2,020
2006 2,150
2007 1,900
2008 1,990
2009 1,790
2010 1,840
2011 1,810
2012 1,770
2013 1,840
2014 1,820
2015 1,950
2016 1,840
2017 2,020
2018 1,980
2019 2,090

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2005 240
2014 190
2015 170
2016 190
2017 200
2018 200
2019 230

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 210
2005 270
2006 260
2007 210
2008 190
2009 240
2010 230
2011 270
2012 260
2013 250
2014 220
2015 190
2016 180
2017 240
2018 240
2019 260

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 17,070
2005 18,280
2006 19,100
2007 16,350
2008 16,990
2009 16,180
2010 15,780
2011 15,770
2012 15,850
2013 15,210
2014 15,050
2015 16,220
2016 16,100
2017 16,720
2018 16,270
2019 16,310

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2018 80
2019 70

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 360
2005 340
2006 370
2007 370
2008 390
2009 300
2010 300
2011 280
2012 290
2013 270
2014 270
2015 260
2016 250
2017 240
2018 220
2019 210

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 1,250
2006 1,340
2007 1,090
2008 610
2009 670
2010 390
2011 260
2012 210
2013 280
2014 290
2015 260
2016 310
2017 340
2018 530
2019 740

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2004 160
2005 100
2006 160
2007 270
2008 320
2009 180
2010 110
2011 230
2012 370
2013 300
2014 230
2015 320
2016 510
2017 800
2018 920
2019 770

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 29,070
2005 27,510
2006 23,870
2007 24,300
2008 24,170
2009 23,030
2010 21,680
2011 22,330
2012 23,100
2013 23,250
2014 23,960
2015 23,960
2016 24,900
2017 25,780
2018 26,110
2019 24,660

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 1,910
2005 1,690
2006 1,640
2007 1,420
2008 1,490
2009 1,360
2010 1,400
2011 1,210
2012 1,330
2013 1,180
2014 1,220
2015 1,220
2016 1,290
2017 1,340
2018 1,360
2019 1,830

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 2,310
2005 3,190
2006 3,080
2007 3,160
2008 3,120
2009 3,340
2010 3,420
2011 3,700
2012 3,170
2013 3,240
2014 2,570
2015 2,880
2016 3,210
2017 3,630
2018 4,010
2019 3,200

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 1,060
2011 1,020
2012 1,110
2013 940
2014 850
2015 840
2016 920
2017 900
2018 940
2019 1,000

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,080
2005 3,670
2006 2,270
2007 2,200
2008 2,500
2009 2,790
2010 2,610
2011 2,840
2012 2,660
2013 3,520
2014 3,110
2015 2,400
2016 1,170
2017 1,190
2018 1,530