Protective Service Occupations Career

Protective Service Occupations is a top-level category of 28 related occupations.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $60,070 and $29 per hour. 32 vocational programs could be taken for the Protective Service Occupations career. Based on BLS data, a total of 4,402,120 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Protective Service Occupations is $23,110. The average length of the programs is 404 hours and the average completion time is 12.30 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Protective Service Occupations Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Protective Service Occupations
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	$19,459	-	-	-
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	2	$24,062	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	$27,990	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Corrections	155	$9,945	$881	333 Hours	9.00 Months
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	222	$67,080	$7,560	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	179	$32,707	-	92 Hours	18.00 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Security and Loss Prevention Services	37	$19,900	-	36 Hours	9.00 Months
Juvenile Corrections	12	$21,878	-	-	-
Securities Services Administration/Management	16	$26,134	-	-	-
Corrections Administration	5	$26,274	-	-	-
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	7	$13,519	-	-	-
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations	1	-	-	-	-
Protective Services Operations	3	$11,665	-	-	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	44	$27,102	-	1,050 Hours	9.00 Months
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	119	$33,275	-	-	-
Fire Services Administration	35	$20,575	-	-	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	263	$3,136	$661	461 Hours	5.00 Months
Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention	4	$30,242	-	-	-
Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation	11	-	-	-	-
Fire Protection (other)	5	$27,529	-	-	-
Homeland Security	42	$22,975	-	-	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	68	$22,692	-	-	-
Critical Infrastructure Protection	9	$35,869	-	-	-
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations	6	$17,200	-	-	-
Homeland Security (other)	12	$18,415	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	$20,597	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	32	$28,669	-	-	-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	18	$26,285	-	-	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	13	$28,830	-	-	-
Geospatial Intelligence	2	$41,729	-	-	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	4	$17,211	-	-	-

Sub-Occupations of Protective Service Occupations Career

Sub-Occupations of Protective Service Occupations
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Protective Service Occupations	3,504K	$57,710	$28
Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	359K	$87,710	$42
First-Line Supervisors of Law Enforcement Workers	190K	$98,000	$47
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	52,280	$76,840	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
Miscellaneous First-Line Supervisors, Protective Service Workers	84,510	$61,500	$30
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	19,620	$67,870	$33
Firefighting and Prevention Workers	332K	$61,340	$29
Firefighters	315K	$60,390	$29
Firefighters	315K	$60,390	$29
Fire Inspectors	16,470	$79,550	$38
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	14,200	$82,510	$40
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Law Enforcement Workers	1,136K	$72,370	$35
Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers	367K	$58,790	$28
Bailiffs	15,900	$58,460	$28
Correctional Officers and Jailers	351K	$58,810	$28
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Police Identification and Records Officers	107K	$95,930	$46
Intelligence Analysts	107K	$95,930	$46
Fish and Game Wardens	6,290	$61,120	$29
Fish and Game Wardens	6,290	$61,120	$29
Parking Enforcement Workers	7,420	$50,430	$24
Parking Enforcement Workers	7,420	$50,430	$24
Police Officers	649K	$76,550	$37
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Customs and Border Protection Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Other Protective Service Workers	1,677K	$40,620	$20
Animal Control Workers	11,600	$48,150	$23
Animal Control Workers	11,600	$48,150	$23
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29
Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers	1,214K	$40,460	$19
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	10,660	$42,460	$20
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers	417K	$39,270	$19
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	90,780	$40,650	$20
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	124K	$31,340	$15
Transportation Security Screeners	47,950	$51,040	$25
School Bus Monitors	72,320	$33,970	$16
Protective Service Workers, All Other	82,500	$47,420	$23
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	82,500	$47,420	$23

Vocational Programs for Protective Service Occupations Career

4,402K

$28.88

$60,070

Vocational Programs to Prepare Protective Service Occupations Career

Sub-Occupations of Protective Service Occupations Career