Protective Service Workers in Florida

Is Florida a good place for you to work as a Protective Service Worker?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Protective Service Workers in Florida are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Protective Service Workers in Florida is growing faster than average.

• Protective Service Workers in Florida earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Protective Service Workers Work in Florida?

6,670 people worked as Protective Service Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 7,070 Protective Service Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 400 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,410 Protective Service Workers working in it, which means Florida has more Protective Service Workers than average.

Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Protective Service Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.4%.

Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,030 annual Protective Service Workers job openings in Florida, and 8,390 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 35,200 annual jobs and 145,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Protective Service Workers Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Protective Service Workers ranged from $21,070 to $50,340 with $32,060 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.13 to $24.2. The median hourly rate was $15.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.35 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.07.

The median salary in Florida is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Florida Metros for Protective Service Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Protective Service Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,640	$31,160
Jacksonville, FL	480	$34,370
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	400	$33,400
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	320	$29,150
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	310	$36,050
Tallahassee, FL	280	$32,460
Port St. Lucie, FL	210	$30,110
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	80	$41,670
Sebring, FL	30	$36,460

Top States for Protective Service Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Protective Service Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	23,700	$28,200
California	20,920	$36,150
Texas	9,600	$23,650
Pennsylvania	6,870	$25,190
Florida	6,670	$32,060
Illinois	6,640	$24,900
New Jersey	5,970	$26,040
Ohio	4,650	$29,270
Washington	4,190	$37,570
Colorado	3,690	$30,750
Maryland	3,650	$36,410
Georgia	3,100	$31,000
Virginia	2,970	$40,530
Arizona	2,840	$27,030
Massachusetts	2,550	$29,360
Indiana	2,400	$25,070
North Carolina	2,160	$34,540
Rhode Island	1,770	$32,160
Minnesota	1,680	$35,260
Connecticut	1,570	$33,530

Below are the states where Protective Service Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$50,810
Virginia	$40,530
Nevada	$40,510
Oregon	$39,530
Kentucky	$38,750
North Dakota	$38,520
Alaska	$38,280
Washington	$37,570
Iowa	$37,280
Louisiana	$37,070

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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.