Florida·Protective Service Occupations·SOC 33-1099

Best First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker, All Other programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment

All protective service supervisors not listed separately.

12 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 261 people a year. The job pays a median of $78,730 in Florida across about 1,330 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledGuard ChiefGuard SupervisorSecurity ManagerCaptain of GuardsSecurity DirectorMuseum Security ChiefHead of Loss PreventionLoss Prevention Officer
Graduates / yr
261
in Florida
Median pay · Florida
$78,730
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,330
people employed
Schools
12
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
50%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,266
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in Florida that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 43.0112In Florida
116
44.4%
4$37,408$24,069
2
CIP 43.0399In Florida
86
33.0%
6$46,281$23,250
3
CIP 43.0404In Florida
59
22.6%
3$40,889$25,000

Top 12 schools in Florida

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 4 of the 12 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Miami Dade College
Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
91Securities Services Administration/Management$34,20946%
2Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
33Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy$55,25921%$21,26658%
3Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
32Homeland Security, Other41%
4Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
27Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy64%$33,58558%
5Lake Technical College
Eustis, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
27Homeland Security, Other47%
6Valencia College
Orlando, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
17Securities Services Administration/Management$33,24648%
7Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
10Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy28%$15,18985%
8Orange Technical College
Orlando, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
7Homeland Security, Other79%
9Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
7Securities Services Administration/Management$36,58941%
10South Florida State College
Avon Park, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
7Homeland Security, Other48%
11Big Bend Technical College
Perry, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
2Homeland Security, Other98%
12St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
1Securities Services Administration/Management38%

All 12 schools in Florida

Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Florida that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Miami Dade CollegeMiamiPublic911
Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - WorldwideDaytona BeachPrivate not-for-profit332
Palm Beach State CollegeLake WorthPublic321
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbournePrivate not-for-profit271
Lake Technical CollegeEustisPublic271
Valencia CollegeOrlandoPublic171
Edward Waters UniversityJacksonvillePrivate not-for-profit101
Orange Technical CollegeOrlandoPublic71
Seminole State College of FloridaSanfordPublic71
South Florida State CollegeAvon ParkPublic71
Big Bend Technical CollegePerryPublic21
St Petersburg CollegeSt. PetersburgPublic11

What first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other earn in Florida

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Florida
$78,730
Mean annual
$75,950
Jobs in state
1,330
What the range looks like
10th pct$51,590Median$78,73090th pct$96,100
Versus the national median
+3.0%

U.S. median $76,400. Florida pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.00×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Florida

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$81,330median
40 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$81,370median
550 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$78,850median
60 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$78,850median
190 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$73,920median
200 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.6%
Little or no change
Openings per year
2,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
300
21,500 → 21,800
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other page.

How to become a First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker, All Other

Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Florida

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 5 majors mapped to First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 43.0112Securities Services Administration/Management
  • 43.0123Cultural/Archaelogical Resources Protection(no graduates reported)
  • 43.0399Homeland Security, Other
  • 43.0401Security Science and Technology, General
  • 43.0404Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy

Common questions

Answers for people weighing first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other programs in Florida.

What degree do you need to become a First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker, All Other?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Securities Services Administration/Management, which awarded 116 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 44.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Criminal Justice and Corrections, Homeland Security, Security Science and Technology. Together they graduate about 261 people a year in Florida.

How much do first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other earn in Florida?+

The median is $78,730 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.0% above the U.S. median of $76,400. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +1.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 2,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+

12 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+

BLS lists 'Less than 5 years' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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