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Protective Service Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean Wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th Per. Median Wage 75th Per.
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 33-0000 62,530 32,998 18,652 40,171 20,989 29,606 41,684
    15.86 8.97 19.31 10.09 14.23 20.04
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers 33-1011 620 47,419 31,978 55,140 36,581 45,092 56,347
    22.80 15.37 26.51 17.59 21.68 27.09
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives 33-1012 1,350 59,101 39,326 68,989 44,823 58,147 71,477
    28.41 18.91 33.17 21.55 27.96 34.36
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021 1,100 56,452 36,918 66,220 43,533 54,823 73,291
    27.14 17.75 31.84 20.93 26.36 35.24
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-1099 660 48,435 29,616 57,845 33,904 44,206 60,082
    23.29 14.24 27.81 16.30 21.25 28.89
Fire Fighters 33-2011 6,200 38,465 24,040 45,678 28,428 36,529 49,961
    18.49 11.56 21.96 13.67 17.56 24.02
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-2021 260 48,079 35,200 54,518 38,772 48,817 57,692
    23.11 16.92 26.21 18.64 23.47 27.74
Bailiffs 33-3011 260 28,893 20,570 33,055 23,169 28,399 33,502
    13.89 9.89 15.89 11.14 13.65 16.11
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012 9,310 31,819 24,328 35,565 25,577 29,643 37,515
    15.30 11.70 17.10 12.30 14.25 18.04
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 33-3021 1,550 54,180 36,979 62,780 39,858 47,787 64,647
    26.05 17.78 30.18 19.16 22.97 31.08
Fish and Game Wardens 33-3031 370 49,537 35,105 56,753 37,413 50,002 58,131
    23.82 16.88 27.29 17.99 24.04 27.95
Parking Enforcement Workers 33-3041 90 33,633 21,144 39,878 22,521 29,847 39,903
    16.17 10.17 19.17 10.83 14.35 19.18
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 33-3051 12,910 40,867 29,016 46,793 32,232 39,504 49,913
    19.65 13.95 22.50 15.50 18.99 24.00
Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052 50 44,777 33,035 50,649 34,400 39,729 48,194
    21.53 15.88 24.35 16.54 19.10 23.17
Animal Control Workers 33-9011 350 27,978 20,311 31,811 22,900 27,901 32,442
    13.45 9.76 15.29 11.01 13.41 15.60
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021 1,020 41,327 20,403 51,789 25,150 37,097 60,982
    19.87 9.81 24.90 12.09 17.84 29.32
Security Guards 33-9032 21,990 23,334 16,603 26,699 17,427 20,558 26,283
    11.22 7.98 12.84 8.38 9.88 12.64
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092 1,460 17,720 15,336 18,912 15,287 16,935 19,110
    8.52 7.37 9.09 7.35 8.14 9.19
Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-9099 890 26,967 16,653 32,125 18,107 23,190 33,790
    12.97 8.01 15.44 8.71 11.15 16.25
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Entry and Experienced wages represent the mean of the lower third and the mean of the upper two-thirds of the wage distribution respectively. The OES survey does not collect information for entry or experienced workers. Tennessee Depatment of Labor & Workforce Development, Employment Security Division, Labor Market Information. Publish date June 2010.