All protective service workers not listed separately.
National median · BLS
$42,540
▲ +2.26%YoY
H-1B sponsor median
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Average salary · BLS
$48,070
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
81,500
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Pay range for Protective Service Workers, All Other
Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation.
Percentile
All U.S. workers (BLS)
10th — entry pay
$32,470
25th
$35,420
Median (50th)
$42,540
75th
$54,910
90th — top pay
$74,590
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Projections 2025–2035
Job outlook for Protective Service Workers, All Other
BLS projects employment of protective service workers, all other to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations.
About 22,600 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035
Protective Service Workers, All Other salaries by state
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About the job
What workers in this group do
Specialties within this occupation
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
More job titles for this occupation (54)
Asset Protection AgentAsset Protection Associate (APA)Asset Protection CoordinatorAsset Protection DetectiveAsset Protection GreeterAsset Protection InvestigatorAsset Protection ManagerAsset Protection OfficerAsset Protection Security GuardAsset Protection Service AssociateAsset Protection SpecialistBus EscortBus MatronBus MonitorCafeteria MonitorCommunity Service Patrol OfficerDeputy United States MarshalFederal AgentGamewell OperatorHall MonitorLoss Control Field Representative (Loss Control Field Rep)Loss Mitigation SpecialistLoss Prevention AgentLoss Prevention Associate (LPA)Loss Prevention Customer Service AssociateLoss Prevention DetectiveLoss Prevention GuardLoss Prevention InvestigatorLoss Prevention OfficerLoss Prevention RepresentativeLoss Prevention Security AmbassadorLoss Prevention Service AmbassadorLoss Prevention Service RepresentativeLoss Prevention SpecialistPark RangerPlayground MonitorPolygraph ExaminerPrevention SpecialistProtection SpecialistRangerRetail Asset Protection SpecialistRetail Loss Prevention InvestigatorRetail Loss Prevention SpecialistSchool Bus MonitorSecurity AmbassadorSecurity SpecialistShopperSki PatrolStore DetectiveStore Protection SpecialistSurveillance System MonitorTipstaffVictims Advocate Clerk/SpecialistWarrant Server
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
