Explore Protective Service Occupations in the Standard Occupational Classification. BLS projects employment in this group to grow by 1.1% from 2024 to 2034, from 3,871,400 to 3,915,100 jobs. The group includes 24 detailed occupations and is projected to have 414,100 annual openings across them. Annual openings include replacement needs; they are estimates, not current vacancies or freelance project demand. Compare individual profiles for occupation-specific outlooks, wages, preparation, and O*NET skills. Group wage figures are employment-weighted averages of occupation-level median annual wages, using base-year employment as the weight. This derived comparison is not a BLS median for the group or a pay estimate for a typical worker.