First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
All protective service supervisors not listed separately above.
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What the data says: Jobs are projected to grow 1.9% by 2035. Its tasks haven't been rated for what AI could do. How to think about this →
About this projection
BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”
It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”
On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”
Recent conditions
- From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 4.3 hires for every 10 job openings in government, which employs about 60% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS
One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.4.3 this industry7.3 all industries
Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates
Tap a state for its figures.
Median pay in every state
| State | Median | Middle half earn | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $78,850 | $44,220 to $92,390 | 120 |
| Alaska | $89,170 | $83,600 to $100,320 | 130 |
| Arizona | $77,330 | $56,860 to $85,070 | 370 |
| Arkansas | $66,010 | $52,520 to $86,260 | 300 |
| California | $92,690 | $72,230 to $103,240 | 2,330 |
| Colorado | $65,490 | $57,320 to $85,180 | 890 |
| Connecticut | $56,190 | $49,920 to $90,420 | 300 |
| Delaware | $47,640 | $35,530 to $72,300 | 40 |
| District of Columbia | $97,640 | $76,630 to $107,140 | 100 |
| Florida | $78,730 | $62,830 to $86,610 | 1,330 |
| Georgia | $77,540 | $55,440 to $93,810 | 550 |
| Hawaii | $79,750 | $58,110 to $90,040 | 240 |
| Idaho | $64,160 | $49,920 to $81,330 | 110 |
| Illinois | $86,260 | $41,160 to $96,410 | 470 |
| Indiana | $67,980 | $43,400 to $82,080 | 210 |
| Iowa | $56,410 | $39,740 to $81,330 | 140 |
| Kansas | $76,920 | $43,200 to $84,840 | 90 |
| Kentucky | $73,920 | $49,990 to $82,140 | 190 |
| Louisiana | $76,400 | $55,980 to $87,580 | 440 |
| Maine | $81,330 | $73,570 to $89,320 | 80 |
| Maryland | $57,950 | $47,950 to $59,690 | 590 |
| Massachusetts | $76,280 | $63,470 to $99,630 | 370 |
| Michigan | $80,430 | $66,100 to $93,640 | 440 |
| Minnesota | $80,600 | $50,740 to $94,970 | 190 |
| Mississippi | $49,330 | $39,960 to $78,850 | 130 |
| Missouri | $75,800 | $47,880 to $88,440 | 160 |
| Montana | $80,200 | $69,240 to $89,370 | 90 |
| Nebraska | $77,150 | $38,030 to $82,140 | 90 |
| Nevada | $76,160 | $46,810 to $88,110 | 500 |
| New Hampshire | $65,220 | $58,990 to $101,380 | 70 |
| New Jersey | $54,720 | $45,760 to $87,130 | 860 |
| New Mexico | $57,970 | $40,130 to $79,710 | 310 |
| New York | $92,930 | $64,990 to $101,600 | 1,840 |
| North Carolina | $66,400 | $47,170 to $83,140 | 470 |
| North Dakota | $76,400 | $58,990 to $83,780 | 80 |
| Ohio | $74,130 | $46,140 to $87,420 | 260 |
| Oklahoma | $62,530 | $48,100 to $81,570 | 120 |
| Oregon | $77,220 | $43,750 to $88,750 | 340 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,150 | $43,740 to $84,180 | 980 |
| Puerto Rico | $73,920 | $34,750 to $83,780 | 100 |
| Rhode Island | $89,320 | $64,790 to $103,270 | 30 |
| South Carolina | $81,330 | $65,170 to $88,710 | 90 |
| South Dakota | $76,400 | $56,910 to $81,330 | 40 |
| Tennessee | $81,330 | $67,200 to $96,700 | 240 |
| Texas | $76,400 | $56,180 to $93,770 | 1,450 |
| Utah | $73,920 | $46,770 to $81,330 | 190 |
| Vermont | $65,000 | $49,350 to $80,700 | 50 |
| Washington | $79,270 | $69,320 to $93,390 | 680 |
| West Virginia | $73,280 | $40,490 to $83,780 | 60 |
| Wisconsin | $73,500 | $46,050 to $92,210 | 250 |
| Wyoming | $65,270 | $41,120 to $81,330 | 120 |
Nationally: $76,400. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this
How AI touches the work
What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.
How to read this
Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.
The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.
More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude
High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs
BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.
Career moves into and out of this occupation
From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.
Where people moved next
of 7,825 moves out
- 1 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 17%
- 2 Security Guards Moderate +0.9% 16%
- 3 General and Operations Managers High +5.0% 4%
- 4 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Moderate +3.8% 3%
- 5 Private Detectives and Investigators High +5.5% 2%
Where people moved in from
of 7,744 moves in
- 1 Security Guards Moderate +0.9% 18%
- 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 10%
- 3 Protective Service Workers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
- 4 Retail Salespersons Very high -0.3% 3%
- 5 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers High -3.7% 3%
The resume data uses 2010 occupation codes. This occupation comes from “First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other”, which today also includes “First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers”, so these figures cover it too. Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).
Education and training for the occupation
5 programs, such as Securities Services Administration/Management, Cultural/Archaelogical Resources Protection and Homeland Security, Other.
See all
- Securities Services Administration/Management
- Cultural/Archaelogical Resources Protection
- Homeland Security, Other
- Security Science and Technology, General
- Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy
Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023
93.3% this occupation
45.3% all occupations
| By kind | This occupation | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| a license | 54.2% | 19.1% |
| a certification | 13.5% | 5.8% |
| an educational certificate | 8.3% | 2.8% |
Share of jobs whose employer requires it. BLS doesn't say which credential. How to read this
Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor
- Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
- Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
- License Finder ↗ licenses by state
- Apprenticeships: DOL's list of apprenticeable occupations doesn't include this one.
These open in a new tab and send only the occupation's public code. More in the Guide
BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS
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