Employment
3.78M
+3.33%up YoY
Roles Protective Service
Protective Service Occupations
Occupation family · SOC 33-0000 · BLS OEWS · Annual · National
Employment · U.S. May 2025
3.78M
+3.33%up YoY
- Employment · ATL / U.S.
- 64,330 / 3,776,610
- Median Annual Pay · ATL / U.S.
- $47,010 / $50,080
- Atlanta left axis
- U.S. right axis
Employment · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · Atlanta May 2021 – May 2025 · U.S. May 2021 – May 2025
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What's happening with Protective Service Occupations
Employment for Protective Service Occupations in the U.S. is 3,776,610 (May 2025), up 3.33% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $50,080.
Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025
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Key Stats
Employment3,776,610May 2025
Employment Change+3.33%upYoY
Median Annual Pay$50,080May 2025
Median Annual Pay Change−0.99%downYoY
Mean Annual Pay$60,720May 2025
P10 Pay$32,850May 2025
P25 Pay$37,350May 2025
P75 Pay$75,990May 2025
P90 Pay$102,470May 2025
SOC Code33-0000
Occupation FamilyProtective Service33-0000
Pay Distribution
- P10 $32,850
- P25 $37,350
- Median $50,080
- P75 $75,990
- P90 $102,470
Annual wage percentiles as published (BLS OEWS). Only the five published points are drawn; nothing between them is estimated.
Job Economy Report
Median Annual Pay
$50,080
−0.99%down YoY
Mean Annual Pay
$60,720
−0.46%down YoY
Atlanta vs. U.S. matching OEWS measures
| Measure | Atlanta | U.S. | Atlanta vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment May 2025 | 64,330 +3.91%up | 3,776,610 +3.33%up | |
| Median Annual Pay May 2025 | $47,010 −0.99%down | $50,080 −0.99%down | −6.1% vs U.S. |
| Mean Annual Pay May 2025 | $53,580 −0.43%down | $60,720 −0.46%down | −11.8% vs U.S. |
| P25 Pay May 2025 | $35,150 −3.35%down | $37,350 −0.61%down | −5.9% vs U.S. |
| P75 Pay May 2025 | $63,490 −1.52%down | $75,990 −0.20%down | −16.4% vs U.S. |
Hiring Context
BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, all nonfarm industries, seasonally adjusted. JOLTS is published nationally, not by occupation or metro; no hiring figure is attributed to this role.
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Performance Overview
Employment · 1 Year
+3.33%up
May 2025
- Protective Service +3.33%up
- All occupations +0.85%up
Employment · 3 Year
+9.86%up
since 2022
Median Pay · 1 Year
−0.99%down
May 2025
- Protective Service −0.99%down
- All occupations +2.99%up
Median Pay · 3 Year
+10.2%up
since 2022
Data & Methodology
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area only.