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Alabama Department of Labor

Labor Market Information Division
Protective Service Employment & Annual Average Job Openings
Base Year 2014 and Projected Year 2024
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SOCOccupation 20142024Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement
330000Protective Service Occupations 43,44045,7600.521,3102351,075
331000First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Protective Service Workers 3,5803,7700.5214520130
331011First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers4304400.2315010
331012First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives1,2301,2800.4050545
331021First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers1,0901,1500.5460550
331099First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other8308900.7025520
332000Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 5,2505,5300.5218030150
332011Firefighters5,0605,3300.5217525145
332021Fire Inspectors and Investigators1401500.69505
332022Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists50601.84500
333000Law Enforcement Workers 18,22019,0100.4364080555
333011Bailiffs901001.06000
333012Correctional Officers and Jailers5,7805,9600.3117520160
333021Detectives and Criminal Investigators1,2501,2800.2430030
333031Fish and Game Wardens2302300.00505
333041Parking Enforcement Workers******-2.48505
333051Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers10,76011,3600.5441560355
339000Other Protective Service Workers 16,40017,4500.62345105240
339011Animal Control Workers******0.41505
339021Private Detectives and Investigators2502600.39505
339031Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators******0.00000
339032Security Guards12,78013,5900.6226080180
339091Crossing Guards5405700.5415510
339092Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service1,1801,2600.66251015
339093Transportation Security Screeners240230-0.42505
339099Protective Service Workers, All Other1,1501,2701.00301015
Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2014) and projected (2024) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality.
*** The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.