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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 11,650
2006 12,820
2007 15,110
2008 15,460
2009 15,750
2010 15,810
2011 15,750
2012 15,520
2013 17,460
2014 18,890
2015 17,470
2016 18,970
2017 17,410

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 50
2012 60
2014 70
2015 90
2016 80
2017 80

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 220
2006 190
2007 190
2008 200
2009 290
2010 300
2011 310
2012 270
2013 260
2014 260
2015 280
2016 300
2017 320

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2005 210
2007 150
2008 140
2009 170
2010 220
2011 230
2012 210
2013 210
2014 180
2015 200
2016 440
2017 450

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 230
2006 260
2007 330
2008 240
2009 360
2010 400
2011 450
2012 450
2013 420
2014 440
2015 400
2016 450
2017 590

Firefighters
Year Number
2006 1,740
2007 2,190
2008 2,110
2009 1,980
2010 1,900
2011 1,930
2012 1,900
2013 2,010
2014 1,980
2015 2,040
2016 1,950
2017 1,990

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2005 40
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 70

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2014 1,560
2015 1,660
2016 1,560
2017 1,490

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 330
2006 410
2007 410
2008 390
2012 540
2013 540
2014 550
2015 500
2016 480
2017 480

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2013 30
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 50

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 2,680
2006 2,510
2007 2,620
2008 2,710
2009 2,670
2010 2,690
2011 2,780
2012 2,630
2013 2,690
2014 2,770
2015 2,760
2016 2,850
2017 2,840

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2015 40
2017 30

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 130
2006 90
2007 120
2008 130
2009 130
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 70
2014 100
2015 120
2016 190

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 6,610
2006 6,750
2007 7,540
2008 7,940
2009 8,760
2010 8,880
2011 8,590
2012 8,030
2013 9,590
2014 9,440
2015 8,480
2016 9,150
2017 7,560

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2007 420
2008 410
2013 390
2014 390
2016 340
2017 350

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 450
2006 440
2007 490
2008 500
2009 630
2010 490
2011 580
2012 530
2013 490
2014 440
2015 360
2016 550
2017 590

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 270
2011 290
2012 280
2013 250
2014 240
2015 220
2016 230
2017 200

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 700
2006 430
2007 590
2008 630
2009 660
2010 540
2011 470
2012 500
2013 430
2014 360
2015 220
2016 280
2017 320