Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in South Dakota
Occupation group
Protective Service Occupations
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
5,110 |
| 2005 |
5,660 |
| 2006 |
5,420 |
| 2007 |
5,680 |
| 2008 |
5,850 |
| 2009 |
5,960 |
| 2010 |
5,970 |
| 2011 |
5,990 |
| 2012 |
6,130 |
| 2013 |
6,030 |
| 2014 |
6,410 |
| 2015 |
6,140 |
| 2016 |
6,110 |
| 2017 |
6,070 |
| 2018 |
6,320 |
| 2019 |
6,490 |
Individual occupations
Firefighters
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
420 |
| 2005 |
430 |
| 2006 |
390 |
| 2007 |
370 |
| 2008 |
370 |
| 2009 |
400 |
| 2010 |
410 |
| 2011 |
420 |
| 2012 |
450 |
| 2013 |
500 |
| 2014 |
500 |
| 2015 |
550 |
| 2016 |
520 |
| 2017 |
480 |
| 2018 |
570 |
| 2019 |
530 |
Bailiffs
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
110 |
| 2005 |
70 |
| 2007 |
110 |
| 2008 |
100 |
| 2009 |
110 |
| 2010 |
100 |
| 2011 |
100 |
| 2012 |
100 |
| 2013 |
100 |
| 2014 |
100 |
| 2015 |
80 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
1,000 |
| 2005 |
1,130 |
| 2006 |
1,180 |
| 2007 |
1,220 |
| 2008 |
1,240 |
| 2009 |
1,270 |
| 2010 |
1,290 |
| 2011 |
1,340 |
| 2012 |
1,320 |
| 2013 |
1,390 |
| 2014 |
1,400 |
| 2015 |
1,360 |
| 2016 |
1,350 |
| 2017 |
1,320 |
| 2018 |
1,330 |
| 2019 |
1,360 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
220 |
| 2005 |
240 |
| 2006 |
240 |
| 2007 |
230 |
| 2008 |
240 |
| 2009 |
210 |
| 2010 |
220 |
| 2011 |
220 |
| 2012 |
210 |
| 2013 |
210 |
| 2014 |
210 |
| 2015 |
210 |
| 2016 |
210 |
| 2017 |
210 |
| 2018 |
210 |
| 2019 |
220 |
Fish and Game Wardens
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
90 |
| 2005 |
100 |
| 2006 |
100 |
| 2007 |
90 |
| 2008 |
100 |
| 2009 |
100 |
| 2010 |
100 |
| 2011 |
110 |
| 2012 |
100 |
| 2013 |
100 |
| 2014 |
110 |
| 2015 |
110 |
| 2016 |
120 |
| 2017 |
110 |
| 2018 |
110 |
| 2019 |
130 |
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
1,500 |
| 2005 |
1,540 |
| 2006 |
1,510 |
| 2007 |
1,510 |
| 2008 |
1,560 |
| 2009 |
1,560 |
| 2010 |
1,550 |
| 2011 |
1,550 |
| 2012 |
1,660 |
| 2013 |
1,590 |
| 2014 |
1,640 |
| 2015 |
1,740 |
| 2016 |
1,750 |
| 2017 |
1,750 |
| 2018 |
1,770 |
| 2019 |
1,790 |
Animal Control Workers
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
50 |
| 2005 |
50 |
| 2006 |
50 |
| 2008 |
40 |
| 2009 |
40 |
| 2010 |
40 |
| 2011 |
40 |
| 2012 |
40 |
| 2013 |
40 |
| 2014 |
50 |
| 2015 |
50 |
| 2016 |
50 |
| 2017 |
50 |
| 2018 |
50 |
| 2019 |
50 |
Security Guards
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
940 |
| 2005 |
1,070 |
| 2006 |
1,190 |
| 2007 |
1,150 |
| 2008 |
1,220 |
| 2009 |
1,170 |
| 2010 |
1,130 |
| 2011 |
1,130 |
| 2012 |
1,140 |
| 2013 |
1,150 |
| 2014 |
1,350 |
| 2015 |
1,160 |
| 2016 |
1,120 |
| 2017 |
1,140 |
| 2018 |
1,180 |
| 2019 |
1,190 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers
| Year |
Number |
| 2004 |
50 |
| 2005 |
50 |
| 2006 |
50 |
| 2007 |
60 |
| 2008 |
50 |
| 2009 |
50 |
| 2010 |
60 |
| 2011 |
50 |
| 2012 |
50 |
| 2014 |
60 |
| 2015 |
0 |
| 2016 |
50 |
| 2017 |
70 |
| 2018 |
60 |
| 2019 |
0 |