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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 40,390
2006 40,580
2007 43,170
2008 46,390
2009 48,690
2010 46,800
2011 46,620
2012 46,970
2013 48,760
2014 49,780
2015 50,430
2016 52,120
2017 51,840
2018 50,300
2019 52,410

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 630
2006 750
2007 770
2008 820
2009 840
2010 860
2011 770
2013 720
2014 730
2015 790
2016 930
2017 940
2018 940
2019 960

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 1,500
2006 1,580
2007 1,630
2008 1,730
2009 1,730
2010 1,680
2011 1,600
2012 1,740
2013 1,770
2014 1,790
2015 1,720
2016 1,760
2017 1,810
2018 1,910
2019 1,880

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 840
2006 900
2007 970
2008 1,020
2009 1,210
2010 1,160
2011 1,340
2012 1,370
2013 1,390
2014 1,270
2015 1,230
2016 1,270
2017 1,190
2018 1,190
2019 1,210

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,100

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 500
2006 500
2007 560
2008 660
2009 680
2010 670
2011 780
2012 1,130
2013 1,360
2014 1,550
2015 1,580
2016 1,770
2017 1,610
2018 1,430

Firefighters
Year Number
2005 2,680
2006 2,830
2007 2,900
2008 3,160
2009 3,770
2010 3,680
2011 3,740
2012 4,010
2013 3,890
2014 3,600
2015 3,380
2016 3,580
2017 3,530
2018 3,210
2019 3,450

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 120
2010 130
2011 130
2012 120
2013 120
2014 120
2015 140
2016 150
2017 150
2018 130
2019 120

Bailiffs
Year Number
2006 310
2007 310
2008 310
2009 0
2012 180
2013 180
2014 190
2015 210
2016 220
2017 230
2018 210
2019 210

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 5,090
2006 5,990
2007 6,270
2008 7,150
2009 7,340
2010 8,690
2011 8,680
2012 8,260
2013 7,180
2014 7,660
2015 8,430
2016 9,920
2017 9,390
2018 8,460
2019 8,510

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 860
2006 1,280
2007 1,250
2008 1,280
2009 1,380
2010 1,360
2011 1,430
2012 1,330
2013 1,290
2014 1,510
2015 1,750
2016 1,700
2017 1,650
2018 1,530
2019 1,380

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2012 60
2013 60
2014 30
2015 40
2017 30

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 30
2008 30
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 7,710
2006 6,920
2007 7,410
2008 7,720
2009 9,170
2010 8,510
2011 8,320
2012 7,470
2013 7,610
2014 7,760
2015 7,470
2016 7,530
2017 7,600
2018 7,540
2019 7,830

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 230
2007 210
2008 260
2009 130
2010 80
2011 70
2012 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 80
2016 100
2017 100
2018 130
2019 120

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 310
2006 330
2007 360
2008 490
2009 400
2010 410
2011 170
2012 200
2013 170
2014 180
2015 150
2016 150
2017 210
2018 310
2019 310

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2005 450
2006 460
2007 460
2008 300
2009 170
2010 100
2011 0
2012 0
2019 140

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 15,260
2006 16,270
2007 17,660
2008 18,690
2009 18,720
2010 15,740
2011 16,070
2012 16,230
2013 17,650
2014 17,700
2015 18,310
2016 17,830
2017 18,170
2018 17,890
2019 19,420

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 860
2006 850
2007 880
2008 880
2009 900
2010 850
2011 710
2012 880
2013 870
2014 1,050
2015 1,030
2016 1,120
2017 1,100
2018 900
2019 820

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 1,880
2006 730
2007 890
2008 870
2009 1,230
2010 1,110
2011 920
2012 1,420
2013 1,730
2014 1,480
2015 1,260
2016 1,180
2017 1,260
2018 1,620
2019 1,940

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 880
2011 1,060
2012 1,030
2013 1,130
2014 930
2015 880
2016 920
2017 950
2018 920
2019 960

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 530
2007 530
2008 950
2009 860
2010 860
2011 790
2012 1,480
2013 1,520
2014 2,110
2015 1,930
2016 1,990
2017 1,920
2018 1,980