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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in South Carolina

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 38,890
2005 30,640
2006 38,360
2007 40,510
2008 41,920
2009 44,500
2010 45,000
2011 44,480
2012 43,760
2013 44,690
2014 46,070
2015 45,690
2016 46,320
2017 47,970
2018 47,810
2019 48,260

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 270
2006 300
2007 340
2008 340
2009 390
2010 370
2011 380
2012 380
2013 360
2014 310
2015 300
2016 390
2017 440
2018 370
2019 400

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 960
2005 940
2006 950
2007 1,190
2008 1,040
2009 1,310
2010 1,360
2011 1,330
2012 1,300
2013 1,440
2014 1,570
2015 1,710
2016 1,720
2017 1,840
2018 1,770
2019 1,860

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 740
2005 560
2006 590
2007 670
2008 710
2009 760
2010 950
2011 950
2012 1,060
2013 1,020
2014 1,130
2015 1,110
2016 1,260
2017 1,320
2018 1,280
2019 1,240

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 800

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 370
2005 430
2006 480
2007 610
2008 840
2009 740
2010 680
2011 720
2012 720
2013 650
2014 680
2015 780
2016 830
2017 620
2018 670

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 4,120
2005 3,600
2006 3,420
2007 3,790
2008 4,320
2009 4,480
2010 4,860
2011 4,700
2012 4,680
2013 4,740
2014 5,340
2015 5,270
2016 5,370
2017 5,170
2018 5,330
2019 5,760

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 230
2005 200
2006 200
2007 180
2008 170
2009 330
2010 330
2011 260
2012 180
2013 240
2014 200
2015 220
2016 240
2017 290
2018 200
2019 140

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 310
2005 320
2006 320
2007 280
2008 330
2009 390
2010 360
2011 370
2012 300
2013 270
2014 260
2015 240
2016 260
2017 280
2018 240
2019 240

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 6,130
2005 6,760
2006 7,290
2007 7,460
2008 7,560
2009 7,610
2010 7,600
2011 7,470
2012 7,510
2013 7,250
2014 7,330
2015 6,940
2016 6,720
2017 6,630
2018 6,200
2019 6,120

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,180
2006 980
2007 940
2008 970
2009 1,040
2010 1,030
2011 1,060
2012 1,070
2013 1,160
2014 1,110
2015 990
2016 1,030
2017 1,140
2018 1,190
2019 1,350

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 90
2007 60
2016 30
2017 40
2018 30
2019 30

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 160
2006 140
2007 140
2008 120
2009 120
2010 110
2011 110
2013 0
2015 120
2016 70
2017 70
2018 60
2019 70

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 8,750
2005 0
2006 9,130
2007 9,170
2008 9,340
2009 9,570
2010 9,510
2011 9,480
2012 9,830
2013 9,850
2014 10,630
2015 11,260
2016 11,600
2017 11,890
2018 11,180
2019 10,950

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 200
2005 210
2006 220
2007 220
2008 240
2009 250
2010 230
2011 200
2012 190
2013 210
2014 210
2015 220
2016 200
2017 200
2018 170
2019 180

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 390
2005 310
2006 390
2007 390
2008 120
2009 90
2010 130
2011 190
2012 160
2013 130
2014 100
2015 0
2016 180
2017 250
2018 190
2019 200

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2005 0

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 12,100
2005 12,950
2006 11,560
2007 12,860
2008 13,230
2009 14,420
2010 13,970
2011 14,130
2012 13,150
2013 14,380
2014 13,930
2015 13,770
2016 14,210
2017 15,220
2018 15,810
2019 15,430

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 410
2005 510
2006 450
2007 460
2008 420
2009 510
2010 480
2011 450
2012 640
2013 530
2014 660
2015 540
2016 540
2017 390
2018 350
2019 520

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 1,480
2005 1,100
2006 1,200
2007 990
2008 1,370
2009 1,480
2010 1,830
2011 1,680
2012 1,660
2013 1,570
2014 1,690
2015 1,670
2016 1,080
2017 1,200
2018 1,510
2019 1,620

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 410
2011 450
2012 440
2013 390
2014 360
2017 410
2018 500
2019 470

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 1,140
2006 740
2007 760
2008 800
2009 1,010
2010 790
2011 550
2012 490
2013 500
2014 560
2015 550
2016 590
2017 570
2018 760