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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Missouri

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 57,620
2005 58,490
2006 53,620
2007 56,440
2008 55,930
2009 54,290
2010 56,010
2011 56,080
2012 57,920
2013 57,400
2014 58,910
2015 59,620
2016 59,430
2017 58,270
2018 58,590
2019 60,750

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 310
2005 280
2006 260
2007 280
2008 280
2009 430
2010 500
2011 450
2012 360
2013 300
2014 320
2015 130
2016 560
2017 550
2018 560
2019 600

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,750
2005 2,080
2006 1,610
2007 1,710
2008 1,660
2009 1,600
2010 2,060
2011 2,150
2012 2,400
2013 2,420
2014 2,450
2015 2,250
2016 1,810
2017 2,020
2018 2,220
2019 2,460

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 1,030
2006 1,150
2007 1,110
2008 1,150
2009 620
2010 860
2011 940
2012 1,250
2013 1,340
2014 1,420
2015 1,530
2016 970
2017 870
2018 1,160
2019 1,560

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,140

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 750
2005 750
2006 680
2007 660
2008 650
2009 610
2010 690
2011 680
2012 780
2013 910
2014 1,090
2015 1,170
2016 1,160
2017 1,160
2018 1,180

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 6,550
2005 6,360
2006 5,540
2007 4,960
2008 5,380
2009 4,600
2010 5,380
2011 5,650
2012 6,390
2013 6,340
2014 6,850
2015 7,280
2016 6,790
2017 6,490
2018 6,500
2019 6,360

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 220
2005 220
2006 230
2007 230
2008 250
2009 220
2010 210
2011 170
2012 200
2013 210
2014 240
2015 290
2016 230
2017 250
2018 230
2019 160

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2012 30
2014 30

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 280
2005 320
2006 280
2007 300
2008 280
2009 290
2010 290
2011 280
2012 230
2013 230
2014 210
2015 150
2016 210
2017 220
2018 290
2019 300

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 9,000
2005 8,200
2006 8,090
2007 8,220
2008 8,120
2009 8,730
2010 9,060
2011 8,680
2012 8,510
2013 8,270
2014 8,410
2015 8,260
2016 8,320
2017 8,440
2018 8,420
2019 8,390

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,640
2005 1,470
2006 1,660
2007 1,790
2008 1,830
2009 1,680
2010 1,550
2011 1,600
2012 1,480
2013 1,630
2014 1,690
2015 1,560
2016 1,560
2017 1,550
2018 1,810
2019 1,820

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2007 200
2019 210

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 140
2007 140
2008 130
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 12,290
2005 13,190
2006 12,090
2007 11,650
2008 11,350
2009 11,830
2010 12,670
2011 12,170
2012 12,540
2013 12,190
2014 12,810
2015 13,030
2016 13,420
2017 12,950
2018 13,510
2019 14,170

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2009 150
2010 150
2011 130
2012 70
2013 60
2014 0
2015 100

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 290
2005 300
2006 260
2007 300
2008 300
2009 270
2010 280
2011 290
2012 360
2013 310
2014 300
2015 220
2016 210
2017 210
2018 210
2019 210

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 350
2005 490
2006 600
2007 920
2008 1,060
2009 1,210
2010 0
2011 730
2012 610
2013 1,020
2014 0
2015 490
2016 240
2017 270
2018 240
2019 300

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2004 220
2005 190
2006 170
2007 210
2008 210
2009 210
2010 280
2011 310
2012 290
2013 200
2014 250
2015 270
2016 280
2017 270
2018 250
2019 210

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 18,410
2005 19,200
2006 18,960
2007 18,540
2008 17,740
2009 17,740
2010 17,630
2011 17,510
2012 16,800
2013 15,790
2014 16,060
2015 16,360
2016 17,000
2017 17,140
2018 17,240
2019 17,330

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 730
2005 820
2006 660
2007 370
2008 330
2009 330
2010 370
2011 360
2012 350
2013 300
2014 240
2015 180
2016 180
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 1,970
2005 1,780
2006 0
2007 2,870
2008 3,190
2009 1,980
2010 2,470
2011 2,610
2012 3,450
2013 3,870
2014 4,020
2015 3,960
2016 3,970
2017 3,920
2018 2,970
2019 3,700

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 460
2011 450
2012 480
2013 520
2014 490
2015 460
2016 440
2017 460
2018 450
2019 480

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,530
2005 1,680
2006 1,240
2007 1,980
2008 2,020
2009 1,710
2010 1,020
2011 840
2012 1,270
2013 1,430
2014 1,960
2015 1,860
2016 2,020
2017 1,450
2018 1,310