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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

33-9099 Protective Service Workers, All Other

All protective service workers not listed separately.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
141,790 2.1 % $16.66 $34,650 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.87 $11.41 $14.77 $19.45 $26.03
Annual Wage (2) $20,530 $23,730 $30,720 $40,460 $54,130


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 50,190 0.59 $14.57 $30,300
School and Employee Bus Transportation 23,740 10.98 $14.22 $29,570
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 17,570 0.32 $19.69 $40,940
Educational Support Services 5,710 3.11 $18.81 $39,120
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 5,370 0.25 $20.68 $43,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
School and Employee Bus Transportation 23,740 10.98 $14.22 $29,570
Educational Support Services 5,710 3.11 $18.81 $39,120
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation 1,690 1.61 $13.31 $27,680
Elementary and Secondary Schools 50,190 0.59 $14.57 $30,300
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 17,570 0.32 $19.69 $40,940

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 370 0.05 $42.82 $89,080
Postal Service (federal government) 210 0.03 $37.02 $76,990
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 180 0.05 $35.04 $72,890
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 200 0.01 $33.64 $69,980
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 40 0.01 $30.13 $62,670


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 23,700 2.52 2.58 $15.10 $31,410
California 20,920 1.23 1.26 $19.15 $39,840
Texas 9,600 0.79 0.81 $13.01 $27,070
Pennsylvania 6,870 1.17 1.20 $14.04 $29,200
Florida 6,670 0.78 0.79 $16.53 $34,390




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 1,770 3.67 3.74 $15.96 $33,200
Wyoming 840 3.11 3.17 $17.96 $37,350
New York 23,700 2.52 2.58 $15.10 $31,410
Alaska 730 2.31 2.35 $20.27 $42,150
New Mexico 1,410 1.74 1.78 $22.74 $47,310




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 180 0.25 0.26 $26.06 $54,200
Virginia 2,970 0.77 0.79 $23.06 $47,960
New Mexico 1,410 1.74 1.78 $22.74 $47,310
Nevada 1,300 0.96 0.98 $21.42 $44,560
Oklahoma 590 0.37 0.38 $21.31 $44,330





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 20,740 2.18 2.23 $15.71 $32,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,510 1.23 1.25 $18.93 $39,380
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,350 1.15 1.18 $13.53 $28,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,010 1.41 1.44 $12.99 $27,010
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,270 1.04 1.07 $24.57 $51,100
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,640 1.02 1.04 $16.45 $34,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,610 1.08 1.10 $23.74 $49,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,610 1.74 1.78 $16.70 $34,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,540 0.85 0.87 $11.67 $24,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,530 1.28 1.30 $21.72 $45,170




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kingston, NY 320 5.33 5.44 $13.20 $27,450
Casper, WY 170 4.51 4.60 (8) (8)
East Stroudsburg, PA 230 4.09 4.18 $14.06 $29,250
Ocean City, NJ 130 3.30 3.37 $12.59 $26,190
Monroe, LA 250 3.29 3.35 $19.14 $39,810
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 1,840 3.18 3.24 $15.94 $33,160
Binghamton, NY 320 3.15 3.21 $11.17 $23,240
Utica-Rome, NY 360 2.92 2.98 $12.64 $26,290
New Bedford, MA 190 2.90 2.96 $13.77 $28,640
Farmington, NM 130 2.73 2.78 $11.22 $23,340




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,270 1.04 1.07 $24.57 $51,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 220 1.91 1.95 $23.87 $49,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,610 1.08 1.10 $23.74 $49,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 590 0.52 0.53 $23.29 $48,430
Lexington-Fayette, KY 50 0.19 0.19 $23.27 $48,400
Alexandria, LA (8) (8) (8) $23.24 $48,340
Peoria, IL 120 0.71 0.73 $22.84 $47,510
Beckley, WV 40 1.04 1.06 $22.44 $46,680
Reno, NV 180 0.77 0.79 $22.16 $46,090
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 260 0.83 0.84 $22.04 $45,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 580 3.60 3.67 $15.03 $31,250
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 570 3.09 3.15 $12.67 $26,350
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 400 4.04 4.13 $18.97 $39,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 390 2.64 2.70 $13.00 $27,050
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 370 3.45 3.52 $22.27 $46,330

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 240 4.06 4.14 $21.47 $44,670
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 400 4.04 4.13 $18.97 $39,450
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 310 3.83 3.91 $34.78 $72,330
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 580 3.60 3.67 $15.03 $31,250
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 370 3.45 3.52 $22.27 $46,330

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 310 3.83 3.91 $34.78 $72,330
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 370 3.45 3.52 $22.27 $46,330
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.56 0.57 $22.15 $46,070
Nevada nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $21.68 $45,100
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 130 1.04 1.06 $21.65 $45,040


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019