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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Tennessee

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 56,540
2005 57,900
2006 58,480
2007 58,440
2008 60,530
2009 60,440
2010 62,510
2011 63,030
2012 62,760
2013 63,980
2014 63,890
2015 66,540
2016 66,590
2017 67,960
2018 70,230
2019 70,610

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2004 530
2005 420
2006 400
2007 590
2008 570
2009 620
2010 600
2011 650
2012 600
2013 750
2014 760
2015 800
2016 810
2017 800
2018 700
2019 630

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,460
2006 1,530
2007 1,460
2008 1,230
2009 1,350
2010 1,470
2011 1,610
2012 2,390
2013 3,000
2014 3,410
2015 3,480
2016 3,860
2017 3,880
2018 4,010
2019 3,930

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 910
2005 890
2006 900
2007 1,060
2008 1,000
2009 1,100
2010 1,080
2011 1,080
2012 1,450
2013 1,730
2014 1,820
2015 1,840
2016 2,020
2017 2,160
2018 2,180
2019 2,060

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,340

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 590
2005 760
2006 630
2007 600
2008 650
2009 660
2010 700
2011 790
2012 840
2013 990
2014 1,030
2015 1,170
2016 1,200
2017 1,230
2018 1,160

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 6,460
2005 6,570
2006 5,470
2007 5,370
2008 5,340
2009 6,200
2010 5,850
2011 5,500
2012 5,020
2013 5,470
2014 5,290
2015 5,390
2016 5,140
2017 5,340
2018 5,710
2019 5,450

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 360
2005 370
2006 310
2007 270
2008 230
2009 260
2010 250
2011 260
2012 260
2013 270
2014 270
2015 250
2017 0
2018 310
2019 320

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2012 170
2013 0
2014 0

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 370
2005 420
2006 390
2007 250
2008 250
2009 260
2010 280
2011 340
2012 360
2013 400
2014 430
2015 410
2016 340
2017 340
2018 310
2019 350

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 7,930
2005 7,990
2006 8,280
2007 7,840
2008 9,510
2009 9,310
2010 9,710
2011 9,790
2012 9,750
2013 9,630
2014 9,350
2015 9,420
2016 8,990
2017 9,600
2018 9,670
2019 9,320

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 2,380
2005 2,310
2006 2,410
2007 1,390
2008 1,560
2009 1,550
2010 1,570
2011 1,600
2012 1,520
2013 1,580
2014 1,580
2015 1,510
2016 1,360
2017 1,420
2018 1,400
2019 1,530

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2004 320
2005 360
2009 370
2010 360
2012 350
2013 350
2014 130
2015 130
2016 350
2019 350

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 170
2006 210
2007 340
2008 150
2009 90
2010 80
2011 70
2012 130
2013 120
2014 110
2017 190
2019 190

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 10,680
2005 10,490
2006 10,970
2007 12,690
2008 13,040
2009 12,910
2010 13,440
2011 13,120
2012 12,350
2013 12,570
2014 12,790
2015 12,860
2016 12,450
2017 12,890
2018 13,410
2019 13,270

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2004 250
2005 100
2009 50
2010 50
2011 90
2012 70
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 80

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2004 320
2005 290
2006 360
2007 380
2008 380
2009 350
2010 300
2011 310
2012 260
2013 280
2014 270
2015 280
2016 220
2017 230
2018 260
2019 320

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 290
2006 200
2007 520
2008 610
2009 1,020
2010 660
2011 540
2012 190
2013 260
2014 470
2015 590
2016 600
2017 470
2018 580
2019 680

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Year Number
2010 0

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 19,490
2005 20,890
2006 22,350
2007 23,090
2008 23,450
2009 21,990
2010 21,280
2011 22,220
2012 21,590
2013 21,840
2014 21,960
2015 22,630
2016 23,350
2017 23,380
2018 23,850
2019 23,990

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 1,180
2006 1,150
2010 1,710
2011 1,490
2012 1,580
2013 1,480
2014 1,130
2015 1,040
2016 1,010
2017 1,180
2018 2,140
2019 2,320

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 1,420
2005 1,650
2006 1,990
2007 1,730
2008 1,690
2009 1,460
2010 1,320
2011 1,850
2012 2,080
2013 2,380
2014 2,260
2015 2,990
2016 2,870
2017 2,810
2018 2,650
2019 2,500

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 700
2011 710
2012 700
2015 590
2016 600
2017 610
2018 600
2019 620

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 1,580
2006 930
2007 860
2008 870
2009 890
2010 1,100
2011 1,010
2012 1,100
2013 830
2014 780
2015 1,100
2016 1,340
2017 1,430
2018 1,290