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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Minnesota

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 37,630
2005 45,110
2006 47,400
2007 47,370
2008 42,500
2009 45,290
2010 42,700
2011 43,050
2012 41,610
2013 43,510
2014 43,630
2015 42,330
2016 37,650
2017 42,350
2018 43,590
2019 43,690

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 510
2005 440
2006 620
2007 630
2008 590
2009 560
2010 580
2011 580
2012 630
2013 570
2014 570
2015 540
2016 540
2017 500
2018 440
2019 450

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,620
2005 1,660
2006 1,990
2007 2,010
2008 1,750
2009 1,970
2010 1,920
2011 1,990
2012 2,100
2013 2,280
2014 2,340
2015 2,060
2016 1,840
2017 1,840
2018 1,510
2019 1,510

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 550
2005 530
2006 580
2007 570
2008 530
2009 660
2010 630
2011 660
2012 720
2013 730
2014 690
2015 680
2016 610
2017 600
2018 630
2019 680

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,060

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,730
2005 1,370
2006 1,240
2007 1,160
2008 1,290
2009 1,520
2010 1,510
2011 1,380
2012 1,130
2013 1,080
2014 1,120
2015 1,170
2016 1,310
2017 1,360
2018 1,210

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 5,770
2005 5,120
2006 5,260
2007 5,790
2008 4,990
2009 4,790
2010 3,880
2011 4,420
2012 4,510
2013 5,700
2014 5,740
2015 5,680
2016 5,940
2017 6,200
2018 6,840
2019 7,390

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 150
2005 140
2006 220
2007 170
2008 150
2009 120
2010 120
2011 150
2012 150
2013 180
2014 160
2015 150
2016 120
2017 110
2018 120
2019 120

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 160
2005 190
2006 220
2007 230
2008 160
2009 130
2010 100
2011 100
2012 0
2013 170
2014 200
2015 140
2016 140
2017 120
2018 180
2019 160

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 4,620
2005 5,080
2006 5,490
2007 5,710
2008 4,980
2009 4,930
2010 4,960
2011 4,880
2012 4,790
2013 4,480
2014 4,510
2015 4,740
2016 0
2017 4,730
2018 4,770
2019 4,860

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 880
2005 880
2006 1,120
2007 1,200
2008 1,110
2009 1,260
2010 1,280
2011 1,200
2012 1,160
2013 1,090
2014 1,100
2015 1,190
2016 1,290
2017 1,350
2018 1,490
2019 1,390

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2019 140

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 90
2006 80
2007 100
2008 90
2009 180
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 120
2016 140
2017 130
2018 50
2019 40

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 7,630
2006 8,540
2007 8,580
2008 7,360
2009 8,430
2010 8,120
2011 8,250
2012 8,140
2013 8,840
2014 9,060
2015 8,790
2016 8,850
2017 8,680
2018 9,450
2019 9,820

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2007 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 0

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 190
2006 220
2007 170
2008 90
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 70
2013 80
2014 70
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 280
2005 470
2006 640
2007 600
2008 0
2009 1,610
2010 1,280
2011 710
2012 150
2014 480
2015 520
2016 210
2017 190
2018 490

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2010 140
2011 190
2012 460
2013 400
2014 340
2015 340
2016 400
2017 350
2018 320
2019 220

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 13,760
2005 12,280
2006 12,990
2007 12,120
2008 12,380
2009 12,130
2010 10,660
2011 11,340
2012 11,200
2013 11,600
2014 10,850
2015 10,550
2016 10,950
2017 11,440
2018 10,700
2019 10,890

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 910
2006 1,260
2007 1,110
2008 560
2009 330
2010 240
2011 180
2012 160
2013 280
2014 270
2015 240
2016 0
2017 150
2018 120
2019 120

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 2,090
2005 1,900
2006 1,810
2007 1,750
2008 1,990
2009 2,480
2010 2,470
2011 2,470
2012 2,270
2013 2,400
2014 2,430
2015 2,570
2016 3,000
2017 3,190
2018 3,550
2019 3,020

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 740
2011 780
2012 810
2013 750
2014 730
2015 690
2016 670

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 5,200
2005 6,160
2006 5,120
2007 5,470
2008 4,480
2009 4,110
2010 3,990
2011 3,690
2012 3,090
2013 2,810
2014 2,900
2015 2,110
2016 1,600
2017 1,370
2018 1,680