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Security guards, 2025 · 1,283,470 workers · Official statistic
Police officers, 2025 · 670,520 workers · Official statistic
Correctional officers and jailers, 2025 · 380,500 workers · Official statistic
Firefighters, 2025 · 345,990 workers · Official statistic
Lifeguards and ski patrollers, 2025 · 157,550 workers · Official statistic
Police supervisors, 2025 · 154,610 workers · Official statistic
Criminal investigators, 2025 · 114,430 workers · Official statistic
Firefighting supervisors, 2025 · 99,140 workers · Official statistic
Crossing guards and flaggers, 2025 · 94,360 workers · Official statistic
Security supervisors, 2025 · 81,480 workers · Official statistic
School bus monitors, 2025 · 78,420 workers · Official statistic
Correctional officer supervisors, 2025 · 53,380 workers · Official statistic
Transportation security screeners, 2025 · 50,290 workers · Official statistic
Private investigators, 2025 · 35,580 workers · Official statistic
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Protective Services

14 jobs

Employment: the latest cited US figure for each job, with its year. BLS 2025-35 outlook: ↑ more than 3% growth, → within 3% either way, ↓ more than 3% decline (BLS Employment Projections, projected change in jobs 2025 to 2035).

Growing fastest (BLS 2025-35)

  1. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers158K workers (2025)↑ +5.5%
  2. Private Detectives and Investigators36K workers (2025)↑ +5.5%
  3. Firefighters346K workers (2025)↑ +3.7%
  4. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers99K workers (2025)↑ +3.7%
  5. First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers81K workers (2025)↑ +3.7%

Declining (BLS 2025-35)

  1. Correctional Officers and Jailers381K workers (2025)↓ -7.4%
  2. Transportation Security Screeners50K workers (2025)↓ -4.2%

All Protective Services jobs

  1. Security Guards1.28M workers (2025)→ +0.9%
  2. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers671K workers (2025)↑ +3.5%
  3. Correctional Officers and Jailers381K workers (2025)↓ -7.4%
  4. Firefighters346K workers (2025)↑ +3.7%
  5. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers158K workers (2025)↑ +5.5%
  6. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives155K workers (2025)↑ +3.3%
  7. Detectives and Criminal Investigators114K workers (2025)→ +0.2%
  8. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers99K workers (2025)↑ +3.7%
  9. Crossing Guards and Flaggers94K workers (2025)↑ +3.5%
  10. First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers81K workers (2025)↑ +3.7%
  11. School Bus Monitors78K workers (2025)→ -1.9%
  12. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers53K workers (2025)→ -2.5%
  13. Transportation Security Screeners50K workers (2025)↓ -4.2%
  14. Private Detectives and Investigators36K workers (2025)↑ +5.5%

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