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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Rhode Island

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 9,330
2005 10,080
2006 6,940
2007 9,530
2008 9,500
2009 9,950
2010 9,450
2011 9,240
2012 10,460
2013 10,570
2014 11,400
2015 7,940
2016 11,080
2017 11,460
2018 12,270
2019 12,910

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2019 140

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 520
2005 470
2006 470
2007 490
2008 490
2009 610
2010 610
2011 570
2012 470
2013 490
2014 510
2015 600
2016 620
2017 730
2018 770
2019 790

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 700
2005 0
2006 0
2007 540
2008 480
2009 0
2010 600
2011 600
2012 550
2013 600
2014 660
2015 720
2016 700
2017 720
2018 640
2019 670

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 220

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 110
2005 110
2006 110
2007 110
2008 110
2009 110
2010 170
2011 170
2012 170
2013 160
2014 150
2015 150
2016 160
2017 190
2018 270

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 1,780
2005 1,800
2006 0
2007 1,480
2008 1,500
2009 1,640
2010 1,710
2011 1,730
2012 1,620
2013 1,620
2014 1,650
2015 1,880
2016 1,710
2017 1,660
2018 1,330
2019 1,440

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2006 90
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70
2018 60
2019 70

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 1,070
2009 1,100
2012 1,140
2013 1,090
2014 1,100
2018 1,070
2019 1,080

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 430
2005 360
2006 330
2007 360
2008 350
2009 370
2010 360
2011 360
2012 320
2013 310
2014 330
2015 320
2016 300
2017 290
2018 320
2019 320

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2018 30
2019 30

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2012 40
2013 50
2014 70
2015 60
2016 80
2017 70

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 1,830
2005 1,650
2006 1,710
2007 1,790
2008 1,990
2009 1,980
2010 1,790
2011 1,800
2012 1,910
2013 1,970
2014 1,950
2015 2,040
2016 2,070
2017 2,110
2018 1,850
2019 1,890

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 80
2006 60
2007 70
2008 80
2009 80
2010 70
2011 50
2012 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 100
2005 70
2006 100
2007 80
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2018 40
2019 50

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 3,240
2005 3,100
2006 3,260
2007 3,350
2008 3,170
2009 2,890
2010 2,870
2011 2,950
2012 2,830
2013 2,640
2014 2,730
2015 0
2016 2,930
2017 3,040
2018 3,140
2019 3,240

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 0
2007 330
2008 380
2009 410
2010 330
2011 310
2012 250
2013 280
2014 270
2015 340
2016 450
2017 390
2018 410
2019 420

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 450
2005 350
2006 210
2007 230
2008 240
2009 270
2010 220
2011 220
2012 280
2013 330
2014 330
2015 230
2016 340
2017 370
2018 330
2019 400

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 190
2011 170
2012 160
2016 150
2017 160
2018 180
2019 170

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 690
2006 600
2007 630
2008 590
2009 390
2010 420
2011 250
2012 600
2013 840
2014 1,460
2015 1,400
2016 1,450
2017 1,600
2018 1,770