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Protective Service Workers in Indiana

Want to work in Indiana as a Protective Service Worker? Read this first!

9.1% Jobs Projection
$25,070 Median Salary
520 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Protective Service Workers Work in Indiana?

2,400 people worked as Protective Service Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,250 Protective Service Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Protective Service Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 9.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.4%.

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Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 520 annual Protective Service Workers job openings in Indiana, and 2,160 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 Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Protective Service Workers ranged from $17,900 to $39,740 with $25,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.6 to $19.11. The median hourly rate was $12.05.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.04 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.01.

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

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Top Indiana 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,350 $24,380
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 1,080 $24,510
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 520 $33,710
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 410 $39,150
Fort Wayne, IN 190 $30,030
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 100 $19,260
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 60 $19,430
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 50 $25,900
Columbus, IN 30 $27,360

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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