Home Contact About

Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in North Carolina

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 77,150
2005 79,790
2006 83,250
2007 87,310
2008 90,100
2009 92,260
2010 93,950
2011 99,130
2012 99,870
2013 99,820
2014 99,850
2015 100,490
2016 102,230
2017 99,700
2018 99,950
2019 99,530

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 650
2005 730
2006 800
2007 870
2008 930
2009 1,550
2010 1,470
2011 1,580
2012 1,470
2013 1,580
2014 1,480
2015 1,340
2016 1,160
2017 970
2018 1,120
2019 1,290

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 3,480
2005 3,540
2006 3,580
2007 3,720
2008 3,740
2009 3,920
2010 4,160
2011 4,340
2012 4,550
2013 4,390
2014 3,940
2015 3,400
2016 2,510
2017 2,040
2018 2,800
2019 4,720

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,960
2005 1,670
2006 1,660
2007 2,050
2008 2,300
2009 2,450
2010 2,620
2011 2,610
2012 2,680
2013 2,150
2014 1,990
2015 1,550
2016 1,210
2017 1,010
2018 1,620
2019 2,580

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 2,010

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,330
2005 1,450
2006 1,360
2007 1,640
2008 1,650
2009 1,710
2010 1,710
2011 1,330
2012 1,590
2013 1,600
2014 1,690
2015 1,660
2016 1,820
2017 1,700
2018 1,910

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 7,730
2005 7,180
2006 7,520
2007 8,030
2008 9,680
2009 10,960
2010 11,330
2011 12,160
2012 12,760
2013 12,800
2014 13,680
2015 14,530
2016 14,900
2017 15,230
2018 14,870
2019 15,200

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 460
2005 500
2006 540
2007 560
2008 550
2009 500
2010 500
2011 510
2012 550
2013 600
2014 610
2015 640
2016 620
2017 600
2018 480
2019 450

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 230
2005 250
2006 290
2007 290
2008 270
2009 280
2010 320
2011 320
2012 330
2013 300
2014 300
2015 260
2016 180
2017 180
2018 190
2019 180

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 13,530
2005 14,460
2006 15,030
2007 16,130
2008 16,500
2009 16,390
2010 15,770
2011 16,920
2012 16,740
2013 17,150
2014 16,660
2015 16,020
2016 15,850
2017 15,870
2018 15,720
2019 15,450

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 2,500
2005 2,490
2006 2,720
2007 2,700
2008 2,820
2009 3,660
2010 3,660
2011 3,430
2012 2,960
2013 3,390
2014 3,340
2015 3,190
2016 2,830
2017 2,880
2018 2,780
2019 2,820

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 200
2005 200
2006 200
2009 170
2011 170
2012 230
2013 220
2014 280
2015 250
2016 430
2017 350
2018 370
2019 210

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 150
2006 140
2007 80
2008 90
2009 100
2010 110
2011 110
2012 100
2013 100
2014 90
2015 100
2016 0
2017 90
2018 80
2019 60

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 16,040
2005 16,160
2006 17,280
2007 17,950
2008 18,660
2009 18,930
2010 19,040
2011 19,080
2012 19,220
2013 19,630
2014 19,560
2015 20,900
2016 22,040
2017 23,370
2018 22,350
2019 21,750

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2013 30

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 520
2005 520
2006 590
2007 620
2008 610
2009 600
2010 570
2011 580
2012 570
2013 640
2014 610
2015 580
2016 550
2017 530
2018 480
2019 410

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 560
2005 970
2006 850
2007 1,220
2008 660
2009 690
2010 410
2011 360
2012 520
2013 560
2014 620
2015 460
2016 540
2017 520
2018 570
2019 680

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2019 0

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 22,000
2005 23,160
2006 24,050
2007 25,020
2008 24,580
2009 24,820
2010 25,040
2011 27,440
2012 27,210
2013 26,380
2014 26,720
2015 27,150
2016 27,520
2017 24,860
2018 25,890
2019 23,400

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 500
2005 540
2006 530
2007 550
2008 500
2009 530
2010 650
2011 670
2012 600
2013 500
2014 470
2015 420
2016 850
2017 1,140
2018 1,350
2019 1,030

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 3,160
2005 3,370
2006 4,180
2007 3,850
2008 4,240
2009 3,020
2010 3,660
2011 4,290
2012 4,530
2013 4,250
2014 5,060
2015 4,900
2016 5,020
2017 4,850
2018 4,070
2019 4,120

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 1,060
2011 1,060
2012 1,060
2013 1,090
2016 1,060
2017 1,110
2018 1,140
2019 1,150

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,150
2005 2,450
2006 1,930
2007 2,030
2008 2,320
2009 1,980
2010 1,870
2011 2,170
2012 2,200
2013 2,460
2014 2,750
2015 3,140
2016 3,140
2017 2,400
2018 2,160