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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Utah

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 20,760
2005 19,740
2006 19,200
2007 19,400
2008 20,530
2009 20,910
2010 21,660
2011 23,660
2012 24,940
2013 25,060
2014 22,920
2015 22,860
2016 22,500
2017 22,450
2018 22,430
2019 23,480

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 260
2007 210
2008 190
2009 320
2010 320
2011 240
2012 320
2013 270
2014 340
2015 310
2016 320
2017 330
2018 290
2019 290

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 980
2006 800
2007 810
2008 930
2009 740
2010 880
2011 1,200
2012 1,440
2013 1,460
2014 1,180
2015 1,000
2016 920
2017 930
2018 920
2019 970

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2004 520
2005 450
2006 370
2007 330
2008 320
2009 260
2010 250
2011 460
2012 510
2013 560
2014 410
2015 630
2016 600
2017 630
2018 580
2019 590

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 420

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 300
2005 330
2006 320
2007 310
2008 370
2009 330
2010 370
2011 320
2012 440
2013 520
2014 490
2015 380
2016 360
2017 420
2018 430

Firefighters
Year Number
2004 2,310
2005 2,190
2006 2,160
2007 2,020
2008 2,130
2009 2,180
2010 2,220
2011 2,780
2012 3,030
2013 3,420
2014 2,720
2015 2,900
2016 2,570
2017 2,390
2018 2,000
2019 2,050

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 0
2016 170
2017 160
2018 190
2019 170

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2019 40

Bailiffs
Year Number
2004 90
2005 100
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 80
2014 90
2015 120
2016 120
2017 100
2018 30
2019 30

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2004 2,420
2005 2,270
2006 2,120
2007 2,310
2008 2,300
2009 2,670
2010 2,580
2011 2,710
2012 2,460
2013 2,540
2014 2,580
2015 2,090
2016 2,080
2017 2,040
2018 2,270
2019 2,300

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2004 370
2005 410
2006 460
2007 500
2008 350
2009 390
2010 420
2011 480
2012 370
2013 360
2014 390
2015 380
2016 370
2017 370
2018 320
2019 330

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2008 40
2010 110
2011 180

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 110
2006 100
2007 110
2008 130
2009 100
2010 0
2011 0
2013 60
2014 70
2015 100
2016 90
2017 80
2018 70
2019 70

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2004 3,370
2005 3,790
2006 3,880
2007 3,950
2008 4,070
2009 4,290
2010 4,300
2011 5,190
2012 5,420
2013 5,480
2014 4,520
2015 4,490
2016 4,400
2017 4,410
2018 4,490
2019 4,790

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2004 0
2005 70
2006 70
2007 40
2011 60

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

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2004 250
2005 180
2006 130
2007 140
2008 60
2009 50
2010 0
2011 110
2012 200
2013 120
2014 110
2015 80
2016 100
2017 80
2018 120
2019 130

Security Guards
Year Number
2004 5,740
2005 5,050
2006 5,220
2007 5,410
2008 5,880
2009 5,970
2010 5,820
2011 5,730
2012 5,750
2013 5,740
2014 4,950
2015 5,660
2016 5,650
2017 5,890
2018 5,570
2019 5,840

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2004 1,190
2005 1,110
2006 1,250
2007 1,130
2008 1,080
2009 910
2010 940
2011 1,310
2012 1,830
2013 1,810
2014 1,720
2015 1,560
2016 1,500
2017 1,470
2018 1,630
2019 1,810

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2004 1,420
2005 1,040
2006 1,070
2007 1,100
2008 1,420
2009 1,410
2010 1,490
2011 1,050
2012 1,450
2013 1,530
2014 1,930
2015 1,900
2016 2,160
2017 2,020
2018 2,290
2019 2,430

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 530
2011 460
2012 520
2014 460
2015 410
2016 460
2017 480
2018 500
2019 520

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 1,200
2006 690
2007 710
2008 920
2009 930
2010 1,060
2011 1,020
2012 860
2013 850
2014 730
2015 660
2016 440
2017 470
2018 560