Protective Service Occupations Salaries

36 occupations · median range $33,580 – $106,040

Protective Service Occupations span 36 detailed occupations , with median pay running from $33,580 (lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers) up to $106,040 (first-line supervisors of police and detectives). Every occupation links to state-by-state pay rankings, metro areas, percentiles, and the 2024–2034 job outlook — all from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS OEWS) data.

💰 Highest-paying First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $106,040 median 📈 Fastest growing Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists +14.6% 2024–34 👥 Largest workforce Protective Service Occupations 3,776,610 employed

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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $106,040 +2.9% First-Line Supervisors of Law Enforcement Workers $100,050 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $93,790 -0.7% First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $93,530 +3.4% Transit and Railroad Police $90,230 +3% Supervisors of Protective Service Workers $86,430 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $77,970 -2.8% First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $76,400 +1.6% Police Officers $76,250 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $76,210 +3.1% Fire Inspectors and Investigators $75,920 +3.8% Fish and Game Wardens $74,060 -6% Fire Inspectors $73,680 Law Enforcement Workers $72,020 Transportation Security Screeners $66,770 -6% Firefighting and Prevention Workers $59,630 Firefighters $59,280 +3.4% Correctional Officers and Jailers $58,940 -7.8% Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers $58,850 Miscellaneous First-Line Supervisors, Protective Service Workers $58,230 Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists $56,870 +14.6% Bailiffs $56,600 -2.2% First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $55,940 +2.7% Private Detectives and Investigators $51,220 +6% Protective Service Occupations $50,080 Parking Enforcement Workers $46,730 -1.5% Animal Control Workers $45,660 +3.9% Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $43,370 +0.3% Protective Service Workers, All Other $42,540 +2.5% Crossing Guards and Flaggers $38,100 +3.6% Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers $38,050 Security Guards $38,020 +0.4% Other Protective Service Workers $37,890 Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers $36,810 School Bus Monitors $35,100 -2.7% Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $33,580 +5.8%

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