Wage Survey Results -
Protective Service Occupations
Los Angeles County, 2000
These survey data are from the 1999 Occupational Employment
Statistics survey. The wages have all been updated to the fourth quarter
of 2000 by applying the Employment cost Index to the 1999 wages.
| Occupational Title |
Entry-Level Hourly Wage (1) |
Mean
Hourly Wage |
Mean
Annual Wage |
25th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
50th
Percentile (Median) Hourly Wage |
75th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
|
Total all occupations |
$7.62 |
$18.15 |
$37,735 |
$9.01 |
$14.40 |
$22.98 |
|
Protective Service Occupations |
$7.23 |
$15.60 |
$32,449 |
$8.17 |
$11.66 |
$21.41 |
|
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Protective Service Workers, All
Other |
$10.76 |
$17.33 |
$36,062 |
$11.75 |
$13.93 |
$23.30 |
| Fire
Fighters |
$21.68 |
$26.78 |
$55,706 |
$23.74 |
$26.70 |
$31.45 |
| Fire
Inspectors and Investigators |
$22.19 |
$28.32 |
$58,900 |
$23.96 |
$28.27 |
$33.70 |
|
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
$17.67 |
$21.81 |
$45,358 |
$18.72 |
$22.10 |
$25.39 |
|
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
$21.37 |
$28.80 |
$59,911 |
$23.41 |
$29.50 |
$34.22 |
| Parking
Enforcement Workers |
$12.80 |
$16.33 |
$33,952 |
$13.92 |
$16.90 |
$18.78 |
| Animal
Control Workers |
$7.92 |
$11.93 |
$24,815 |
$8.51 |
$11.76 |
$14.93 |
| Private
Detectives and Investigators |
$9.99 |
$16.50 |
$34,334 |
$10.71 |
$13.69 |
$23.48 |
| Gaming
Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators |
$9.67 |
$10.71 |
$22,282 |
$9.65 |
$10.60 |
$11.99 |
|
Security Guards |
$6.68 |
$8.65 |
$17,992 |
$7.43 |
$8.33 |
$9.34 |
|
Crossing Guards |
$6.27 |
$8.31 |
$17,291 |
$7.04 |
$8.18 |
$9.35 |
|
Protective Service Workers, All Other |
$9.85 |
$16.32 |
$33,939 |
$12.42 |
$17.04 |
$20.26 |
(1) The mean of the first third of the wage
distribution is provided as a proxy for entry-level wage.
Source: California
Employment Development Dept.
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