Protective Service Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Peer-group outlier SOC 33-9099

Protective Service Workers, All Other

Median pay sits 44% below the mid peer in Protective Service Occupations (neighbors include First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators, First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers).

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Same-major-group titles next to Protective Service Workers, All Other: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives ($106K) , First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers ($56K) , Fire Inspectors and Investigators ($76K) , First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers ($78K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Protective Service Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Hawaii $57,370
  2. 2. New Jersey $54,950
  3. 3. Wisconsin $57,620
  4. 4. Nevada $54,790
  5. 5. New Mexico $64,940
  6. 6. District of Columbia $88,570
  7. 7. Alaska $56,120
  8. 8. Vermont $57,490
  9. 9. Alabama $86,350
  10. 10. New Hampshire $88,960

Protective Service Workers, All Other vs other Protective Service Occupations titles

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Fire Inspectors and Investigators $75,920
  2. 2. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $77,970
  3. 3. Transportation Security Screeners $66,770
  4. 4. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $93,530
  5. 5. First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $76,400
  6. 6. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $106,040
  7. 7. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $76,210
  8. 8. Fish and Game Wardens $74,060
  9. 9. Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists $56,870
  10. 10. Detectives and Criminal Investigators $93,790
  11. 11. First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $55,940
  12. 12. Bailiffs $56,600
Pay vs Protective Service Occupations peers
-44%
vs mid peer median $75,920
This role $42,540/yr
$43K
National median
↑ +3%
Growth 2024-2034
23,300
Annual openings
81,500
Estimated US jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Highest-pay peer · $106K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Among Protective Service Occupations peers on this card, Protective Service Workers, All Other sits 44% below the mid peer median ($75,920). Its own median is $42,540.

Employment Projections expect +3% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 23,300 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Hawaii at $57,370. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $106,040. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Protective Service Workers, All Other pay-rank #20 in Protective Service Occupations

On the Protective Service Occupations median table (24 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Protective Service Workers, All Other lands at #20, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

Other lower-third titles · closest medians

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

Protective Service Workers, All Other pays 44% below its major-group peer median. See the state map and the peers closest to (and furthest from) this line.

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 33-9099

Hawaii · top state for Protective Service Workers, All Other

$57K published median

New Jersey · #2 state pay

$55K · behind Hawaii

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Highest-pay peer vs Protective Service Workers, All Other · $106K

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

Lower-pay peer beside Protective Service Workers, All Other · $56K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Protective Service Workers, All Other land on the Protective Service Occupations median table? ▼
Protective Service Workers, All Other is pay-rank #20 of 24 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators ($43K), Animal Control Workers ($46K), Parking Enforcement Workers ($47K), Crossing Guards and Flaggers ($38K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What is the OEWS national median for Protective Service Workers, All Other? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $42,540 as the national median for Protective Service Workers, All Other. The published 10th-90th range is $32,470 to $74,590. Beside First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives ($106,040), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Protective Service Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Protective Service Workers, All Other is +3%. Projected annual openings: about 23,300. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Protective Service Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Protective Service Workers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Protective Service Workers, All Other? ▼
Hawaii ($57,370), New Jersey ($54,950), Wisconsin ($57,620) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Protective Service Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 33-9099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Protective Service Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics