SOC 33-0000

Protective Service Occupations

18 occupations sit in this SOC major group. Each one links to the degree programs that feed it, the schools that graduate the most people into it, and what it pays state by state.

18 occupations in this group

Ordered by how many people the job employs nationally. Graduates per year counts everyone finishing a program that feeds the job.

Occupations in Protective Service Occupations
Occupation	Median pay	Jobs	Growth	Schools	Graduates / yr
Security Guards 33-9032	$38,020	1,283,470	+0.4%	24	497
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 33-3051	$76,210	670,520	+3.1%	645	23,544
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012	$58,940	380,500	-7.8%	299	10,938
Firefighters 33-2011	$59,280	345,990	+3.4%	384	14,367
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092	$33,580	157,550	+5.8%	21	222
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012	$106,040	154,610	+2.9%	1,570	81,313
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 33-3021	$93,790	114,430	-0.7%	754	26,491
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021	$93,530	99,140	+3.4%	405	16,248
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-1091	$55,940	81,480	+2.7%	74	1,521
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-1011	$77,970	53,380	-2.8%	998	46,919
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021	$51,220	35,580	+6.0%	652	22,758
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-1099	$76,400	20,690	+1.6%	111	2,733
Bailiffs 33-3011	$56,600	17,310	-2.2%	540	19,975
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-2021	$75,920	13,800	+3.8%	358	13,964
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators 33-9031	$43,370	9,520	+0.3%	24	497
Fish and Game Wardens 33-3031	$74,060	5,770	-6.0%	21	222
Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052	$90,230	4,390	+3.0%	24	497
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 33-2022	$56,870	2,780	+14.6%	300	10,755

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Graduates per year are IPEDS completions across every program that feeds the occupation. All sources & release dates →

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