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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Ohio

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 107,250
2005 112,650
2006 99,730
2007 115,930
2008 116,740
2009 114,370
2010 112,380
2011 112,550
2012 110,130
2013 107,870
2014 110,110
2015 113,800
2016 116,940
2017 118,950
2018 119,490
2019 117,110

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 1,000
2005 1,090
2007 1,050
2008 870
2009 1,180
2010 660
2011 690
2012 730
2013 730
2014 680
2015 680
2016 580
2017 620
2018 590
2019 590

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 2,840
2005 3,040
2006 3,920
2007 4,090
2008 3,800
2009 3,000
2010 2,600
2011 2,710
2012 2,780
2013 2,720
2014 2,630
2015 2,500
2016 2,530
2017 2,690
2018 2,810
2019 2,650

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 1,790
2005 2,190
2006 2,780
2007 2,970
2008 2,760
2009 1,940
2010 2,030
2011 2,150
2012 2,540
2013 2,570
2014 2,440
2015 2,230
2016 2,420
2017 2,600
2018 2,590
2019 2,300

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 2,480

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,530
2005 1,630
2006 1,340
2007 1,440
2008 1,670
2009 1,740
2010 1,730
2011 1,600
2012 1,720
2013 1,720
2014 2,130
2015 2,200
2016 2,600
2017 2,390
2018 2,610

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 15,810
2005 19,890
2006 19,740
2007 19,610
2008 19,860
2009 19,480
2010 19,900
2011 19,710
2012 18,410
2013 17,580
2014 17,780
2015 19,030
2016 18,810
2017 18,670
2018 19,210
2019 19,200

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 460
2005 540
2006 520
2007 490
2008 470
2009 380
2010 430
2011 390
2012 360
2013 270
2014 240
2015 260
2016 360
2017 340
2018 340
2019 300

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2004 0
2011 30
2012 40
2019 30

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 970
2005 1,010
2006 1,230
2007 1,310
2008 1,280
2009 1,410
2010 1,280
2011 1,280
2012 1,470
2013 1,510
2014 1,520
2015 1,470
2016 1,460
2017 1,460
2018 1,410
2019 1,400

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 13,600
2005 13,970
2007 13,080
2008 13,410
2009 13,460
2010 13,570
2011 13,650
2012 12,580
2013 12,630
2014 12,740
2015 12,940
2016 12,900
2017 13,100
2018 13,310
2019 13,780

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 2,200
2005 2,160
2006 2,080
2007 2,590
2008 2,700
2009 2,700
2010 2,720
2011 2,620
2012 2,320
2013 1,970
2014 2,040
2015 2,050
2016 2,070
2017 2,020
2018 1,930
2019 1,940

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 180
2005 160
2008 160
2009 190
2011 160
2012 140
2013 140
2014 130
2015 150
2016 140
2017 130
2018 130
2019 140

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 270
2005 260
2006 150
2007 180
2008 200
2009 220
2010 340
2011 410
2012 350
2013 220
2014 130
2015 150
2016 160
2017 160
2018 150
2019 120

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 23,680
2005 24,070
2006 24,540
2007 24,190
2008 24,210
2009 24,380
2010 24,110
2011 23,320
2012 23,390
2013 22,930
2014 23,230
2015 24,210
2016 24,620
2017 24,950
2018 24,890
2019 24,790

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2004 110
2006 230
2007 240
2008 250
2012 0
2014 340
2015 250
2016 250
2017 240
2019 160

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 550
2005 460
2006 340
2007 330
2008 340
2009 400
2010 370
2011 410
2012 360
2013 410
2014 400
2015 400
2016 350
2017 340
2018 340
2019 330

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,240
2005 1,100
2006 920
2007 970
2008 990
2009 1,270
2010 900
2011 680
2012 340
2013 1,270
2014 1,140
2015 1,120
2016 830
2017 1,130
2018 1,280
2019 1,510

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2014 150
2015 390
2016 540
2017 520
2018 300
2019 280

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 30,650
2005 30,910
2006 31,510
2007 32,090
2008 32,060
2009 30,650
2010 29,460
2011 30,660
2012 30,600
2013 30,490
2014 30,960
2015 31,000
2016 32,280
2017 33,580
2018 33,040
2019 30,360

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 2,240
2005 2,430
2006 2,460
2007 2,170
2008 2,520
2009 2,620
2010 2,450
2011 2,210
2012 2,030
2013 1,730
2014 1,500
2015 1,620
2016 1,630
2017 1,790
2018 2,070
2019 2,810

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 4,860
2005 5,050
2006 5,890
2007 6,290
2008 6,230
2009 6,350
2010 6,640
2011 7,020
2012 7,460
2013 7,120
2014 7,260
2015 6,860
2016 6,960
2017 7,240
2018 7,060
2019 6,600

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 790
2011 830
2012 870
2013 0
2014 0
2015 700
2016 730
2017 760
2018 780
2019 820

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,270
2005 2,690
2006 2,080
2007 2,840
2008 2,960
2009 3,000
2010 2,400
2011 2,020
2012 1,640
2013 1,860
2014 2,670
2015 3,590
2016 4,720
2017 4,220
2018 4,650