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Protective Service Occupations: salaries
U.S. median pay and employment for 24 protective service occupations. Open a job to see pay by state and city.
| Job | Median salary | Hourly | Workers |
|---|
| Animal Control Worker | $45,660 | $21.95 | 12,070 |
| Bailiff | $56,600 | $27.21 | 17,310 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $58,940 | $28.34 | 380,500 |
| Crossing Guards and Flaggers | $38,100 | $18.32 | 94,360 |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $93,790 | $45.09 | 114,430 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $75,920 | $36.50 | 13,800 |
| Firefighter | $59,280 | $28.50 | 345,990 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | $77,970 | $37.49 | 53,380 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $93,530 | $44.96 | 99,140 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $106,040 | $50.98 | 154,610 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | $76,400 | $36.73 | 20,690 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers | $55,940 | $26.90 | 81,480 |
| Fish and Game Wardens | $74,060 | $35.60 | 5,770 |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | $56,870 | $27.34 | 2,780 |
| Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators | $43,370 | $20.85 | 9,520 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $33,580 | $16.14 | 157,550 |
| Parking Enforcement Worker | $46,730 | $22.47 | 9,050 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $76,210 | $36.64 | 670,520 |
| Private Detectives and Investigators | $51,220 | $24.62 | 35,580 |
| Protective Service Workers, All Other | $42,540 | $20.45 | 81,500 |
| School Bus Monitor | $35,100 | $16.88 | 78,420 |
| Security Guard | $38,020 | $18.28 | 1,283,470 |
| Transit and Railroad Police | $90,230 | $43.38 | 4,390 |
| Transportation Security Screener | $66,770 | $32.10 | 50,290 |