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Industries with Fastest Other Protective Service Workers Salary Growth

These industries raised Other Protective Service Workers salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

230
Industries with Growth
+185.3%
Highest Growth
+37.7%
Average Growth
5
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Other Protective Service Workers salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 230 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $31,540 $89,990 +$58,450 +185.3%
2 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $29,090 $69,920 +$40,830 +140.4%
3 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $38,310 $91,510 +$53,200 +138.9%
4 Gasoline Stations $26,880 $61,280 +$34,400 +128.0%
5 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $32,200 $72,400 +$40,200 +124.8%
6 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $23,930 $49,260 +$25,330 +105.9%
7 Waste Management and Remediation Services $30,270 $60,280 +$30,010 +99.1%
8 Residential Building Construction $29,770 $58,090 +$28,320 +95.1%
9 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $32,570 $63,020 +$30,450 +93.5%
10 Telecommunications $31,050 $59,310 +$28,260 +91.0%
11 Oil and Gas Extraction $34,210 $63,820 +$29,610 +86.6%
12 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $33,300 $61,540 +$28,240 +84.8%
13 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $32,650 $58,540 +$25,890 +79.3%
14 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $27,880 $48,760 +$20,880 +74.9%
15 Paper Manufacturing $33,930 $58,520 +$24,590 +72.5%
16 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $28,810 $49,160 +$20,350 +70.6%
17 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $28,480 $47,540 +$19,060 +66.9%
18 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $28,950 $48,300 +$19,350 +66.8%
19 Religious Organizations $31,750 $52,820 +$21,070 +66.4%
20 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $23,500 $39,050 +$15,550 +66.2%
21 Land Subdivision $30,900 $51,250 +$20,350 +65.9%
22 Newspaper Publishers $28,550 $47,280 +$18,730 +65.6%
23 Logging $24,030 $39,070 +$15,040 +62.6%
24 Forestry and Logging $24,030 $39,070 +$15,040 +62.6%
25 Water Transportation $31,300 $50,810 +$19,510 +62.3%
26 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $31,370 $50,810 +$19,440 +62.0%
27 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $38,210 $61,350 +$23,140 +60.6%
28 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $31,200 $50,000 +$18,800 +60.3%
29 Specialty Trade Contractors $30,100 $48,170 +$18,070 +60.0%
30 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $32,600 $51,980 +$19,380 +59.4%
31 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $27,000 $42,940 +$15,940 +59.0%
32 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $41,940 $66,570 +$24,630 +58.7%
33 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $30,570 $48,090 +$17,520 +57.3%
34 Amusement Parks and Arcades $23,890 $37,500 +$13,610 +57.0%
35 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $37,670 $58,870 +$21,200 +56.3%
36 Support Activities for Water Transportation $28,220 $43,640 +$15,420 +54.6%
37 Insurance Carriers $39,440 $60,480 +$21,040 +53.3%
38 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $50,570 $76,940 +$26,370 +52.1%
39 Other Schools and Instruction $24,020 $36,510 +$12,490 +52.0%
40 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $29,860 $45,310 +$15,450 +51.7%
41 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $39,070 $59,220 +$20,150 +51.6%
42 Legal Services $51,960 $78,700 +$26,740 +51.5%
43 Dairy Product Manufacturing $31,660 $47,910 +$16,250 +51.3%
44 Rail Transportation $54,940 $82,690 +$27,750 +50.5%
45 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $42,460 $63,810 +$21,350 +50.3%
46 Metal Ore Mining $38,320 $57,360 +$19,040 +49.7%
47 Printing and Related Support Activities $30,950 $45,710 +$14,760 +47.7%
48 Services to Buildings and Dwellings $21,140 $31,030 +$9,890 +46.8%
49 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $33,290 $48,740 +$15,450 +46.4%
50 Grain and Oilseed Milling $29,550 $43,260 +$13,710 +46.4%
51 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $35,210 $51,540 +$16,330 +46.4%
52 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $32,210 $47,030 +$14,820 +46.0%
53 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $49,130 $71,550 +$22,420 +45.6%
54 Freight Transportation Arrangement $31,120 $45,310 +$14,190 +45.6%
55 Motion Picture and Video Industries $37,800 $54,880 +$17,080 +45.2%
56 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $27,440 $39,770 +$12,330 +44.9%
57 Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $48,820 $70,750 +$21,930 +44.9%
58 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $55,140 $79,530 +$24,390 +44.2%
59 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $27,060 $38,980 +$11,920 +44.1%
60 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $43,050 $61,830 +$18,780 +43.6%
61 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $28,940 $41,510 +$12,570 +43.4%
62 Utility System Construction $33,620 $48,120 +$14,500 +43.1%
63 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $32,130 $45,970 +$13,840 +43.1%
64 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $33,200 $47,350 +$14,150 +42.6%
65 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $24,390 $34,770 +$10,380 +42.6%
66 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $30,590 $43,590 +$13,000 +42.5%
67 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $31,680 $44,660 +$12,980 +41.0%
68 Other Food Manufacturing $32,400 $45,660 +$13,260 +40.9%
69 Home Health Care Services $30,290 $42,580 +$12,290 +40.6%
70 Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $24,510 $34,440 +$9,930 +40.5%
71 Waste Collection $27,140 $38,060 +$10,920 +40.2%
72 Primary Metal Manufacturing $32,660 $45,650 +$12,990 +39.8%
73 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $25,700 $35,920 +$10,220 +39.8%
74 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $37,800 $52,800 +$15,000 +39.7%
75 Special Food Services $30,840 $42,800 +$11,960 +38.8%
76 Individual and Family Services $26,930 $37,300 +$10,370 +38.5%
77 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $24,960 $34,480 +$9,520 +38.1%
78 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $35,840 $49,490 +$13,650 +38.1%
79 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $49,850 $68,820 +$18,970 +38.1%
80 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $33,630 $46,280 +$12,650 +37.6%
81 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $50,280 $69,190 +$18,910 +37.6%
82 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $28,760 $39,500 +$10,740 +37.3%
83 Utilities $50,430 $69,190 +$18,760 +37.2%
84 Educational Services $30,110 $41,300 +$11,190 +37.2%
85 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $38,680 $53,040 +$14,360 +37.1%
86 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $38,830 $53,200 +$14,370 +37.0%
87 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $25,090 $34,360 +$9,270 +36.9%
88 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $38,900 $53,270 +$14,370 +36.9%
89 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $28,610 $39,120 +$10,510 +36.7%
90 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $31,350 $42,860 +$11,510 +36.7%
91 Employment Services $26,610 $36,320 +$9,710 +36.5%
92 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $24,330 $33,150 +$8,820 +36.3%
93 Support Activities for Transportation $30,380 $41,360 +$10,980 +36.1%
94 Sawmills and Wood Preservation $26,480 $36,010 +$9,530 +36.0%
95 Support Activities for Air Transportation $30,450 $41,360 +$10,910 +35.8%
96 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $23,280 $31,570 +$8,290 +35.6%
97 Plastics Product Manufacturing $31,570 $42,660 +$11,090 +35.1%
98 Repair and Maintenance $27,730 $37,420 +$9,690 +34.9%
99 Food Manufacturing $29,520 $39,830 +$10,310 +34.9%
100 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $35,060 $47,260 +$12,200 +34.8%
101 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $31,280 $42,160 +$10,880 +34.8%
102 Urban Transit Systems $30,080 $40,500 +$10,420 +34.6%
103 Death Care Services $28,470 $38,320 +$9,850 +34.6%
104 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $33,660 $45,120 +$11,460 +34.0%
105 Civic and Social Organizations $23,280 $31,200 +$7,920 +34.0%
106 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $29,460 $39,460 +$10,000 +33.9%
107 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $30,130 $40,250 +$10,120 +33.6%
108 Warehousing and Storage $35,550 $47,490 +$11,940 +33.6%
109 Truck Transportation $26,830 $35,790 +$8,960 +33.4%
110 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $32,420 $43,230 +$10,810 +33.3%
111 Temporary Help Services $26,720 $35,620 +$8,900 +33.3%
112 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $35,580 $47,430 +$11,850 +33.3%
113 Offices of Physicians $34,390 $45,820 +$11,430 +33.2%
114 Beverage Manufacturing $32,440 $43,220 +$10,780 +33.2%
115 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $47,770 $63,560 +$15,790 +33.1%
116 Office Administrative Services $29,480 $39,220 +$9,740 +33.0%
117 Security Systems Services $29,230 $38,830 +$9,600 +32.8%
118 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $44,420 $58,990 +$14,570 +32.8%
119 Hospitals $36,170 $47,950 +$11,780 +32.6%
120 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $46,040 $60,940 +$14,900 +32.4%
121 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $26,400 $34,940 +$8,540 +32.3%
122 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $27,310 $36,070 +$8,760 +32.1%
123 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $28,890 $38,140 +$9,250 +32.0%
124 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing $35,580 $46,920 +$11,340 +31.9%
125 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance $28,580 $37,610 +$9,030 +31.6%
126 Other Residential Care Facilities $28,360 $37,300 +$8,940 +31.5%
127 Management of Companies and Enterprises $38,970 $51,230 +$12,260 +31.5%
128 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $28,790 $37,820 +$9,030 +31.4%
129 Social Assistance $27,890 $36,540 +$8,650 +31.0%
130 Investigation and Security Services $28,700 $37,540 +$8,840 +30.8%
131 Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services $28,700 $37,530 +$8,830 +30.8%
132 Administrative and Support Services $28,760 $37,540 +$8,780 +30.5%
133 Wood Product Manufacturing $27,230 $35,510 +$8,280 +30.4%
134 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $48,760 $63,560 +$14,800 +30.4%
135 Accommodation $29,910 $38,980 +$9,070 +30.3%
136 Traveler Accommodation $30,100 $39,180 +$9,080 +30.2%
137 School and Employee Bus Transportation $27,720 $36,070 +$8,350 +30.1%
138 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $33,100 $43,010 +$9,910 +29.9%
139 Elementary and Secondary Schools $29,270 $37,970 +$8,700 +29.7%
140 Gambling Industries $29,640 $38,440 +$8,800 +29.7%
141 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing $28,980 $37,560 +$8,580 +29.6%
142 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $32,100 $41,590 +$9,490 +29.6%
143 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $30,990 $40,140 +$9,150 +29.5%
144 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $30,260 $39,090 +$8,830 +29.2%
145 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $37,170 $47,710 +$10,540 +28.4%
146 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $29,060 $37,270 +$8,210 +28.3%
147 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $35,590 $45,540 +$9,950 +28.0%
148 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $47,730 $61,060 +$13,330 +27.9%
149 Other Support Services $29,900 $38,200 +$8,300 +27.8%
150 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $32,200 $41,130 +$8,930 +27.7%
151 Construction of Buildings $36,000 $45,970 +$9,970 +27.7%
152 Building Equipment Contractors $37,080 $47,320 +$10,240 +27.6%
153 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $29,370 $37,480 +$8,110 +27.6%
154 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $36,110 $46,040 +$9,930 +27.5%
155 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $29,270 $37,270 +$8,000 +27.3%
156 Rental and Leasing Services $28,370 $36,040 +$7,670 +27.0%
157 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $37,730 $47,760 +$10,030 +26.6%
158 Junior Colleges $33,040 $41,700 +$8,660 +26.2%
159 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $41,180 $51,930 +$10,750 +26.1%
160 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $31,430 $39,620 +$8,190 +26.1%
161 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $30,950 $38,980 +$8,030 +25.9%
162 Other Support Activities for Transportation $27,660 $34,780 +$7,120 +25.7%
163 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $31,740 $39,910 +$8,170 +25.7%
164 Ambulatory Health Care Services $33,830 $42,480 +$8,650 +25.6%
165 Engineering Services $48,630 $61,020 +$12,390 +25.5%
166 Chemical Manufacturing $32,590 $40,870 +$8,280 +25.4%
167 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $30,550 $38,280 +$7,730 +25.3%
168 Scientific Research and Development Services $44,560 $55,810 +$11,250 +25.2%
169 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $28,310 $35,410 +$7,100 +25.1%
170 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $33,810 $42,230 +$8,420 +24.9%
171 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $30,140 $37,560 +$7,420 +24.6%
172 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $33,990 $42,280 +$8,290 +24.4%
173 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $29,030 $36,100 +$7,070 +24.4%
174 Spectator Sports $28,850 $35,860 +$7,010 +24.3%
175 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $34,260 $42,520 +$8,260 +24.1%
176 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $30,990 $38,450 +$7,460 +24.1%
177 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $29,100 $36,090 +$6,990 +24.0%
178 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $31,930 $39,560 +$7,630 +23.9%
179 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $38,440 $47,320 +$8,880 +23.1%
180 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $29,130 $35,820 +$6,690 +23.0%
181 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $49,580 $60,910 +$11,330 +22.9%
182 Technical and Trade Schools $31,850 $39,080 +$7,230 +22.7%
183 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $29,380 $35,990 +$6,610 +22.5%
184 Textile Mills $24,900 $30,460 +$5,560 +22.3%
185 Food Services and Drinking Places $29,350 $35,890 +$6,540 +22.3%
186 Waste Treatment and Disposal $33,270 $40,630 +$7,360 +22.1%
187 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $28,810 $35,140 +$6,330 +22.0%
188 Machinery Manufacturing $36,170 $44,090 +$7,920 +21.9%
189 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $38,980 $47,350 +$8,370 +21.5%
190 Real Estate $37,520 $45,530 +$8,010 +21.3%
191 Outpatient Care Centers $34,780 $42,110 +$7,330 +21.1%
192 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $31,970 $38,650 +$6,680 +20.9%
193 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $33,510 $40,450 +$6,940 +20.7%
194 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $25,250 $30,470 +$5,220 +20.7%
195 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $35,050 $42,230 +$7,180 +20.5%
196 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $34,340 $41,250 +$6,910 +20.1%
197 Personal and Laundry Services $33,450 $40,130 +$6,680 +20.0%
198 Other Personal Services $33,730 $40,270 +$6,540 +19.4%
199 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $34,090 $40,490 +$6,400 +18.8%
200 Facilities Support Services $33,080 $39,250 +$6,170 +18.7%
201 Grantmaking and Giving Services $32,550 $38,280 +$5,730 +17.6%
202 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $37,280 $43,760 +$6,480 +17.4%
203 Nonresidential Building Construction $37,730 $44,200 +$6,470 +17.1%
204 Social Advocacy Organizations $34,180 $39,780 +$5,600 +16.4%
205 Rubber Product Manufacturing $56,390 $65,590 +$9,200 +16.3%
206 Performing Arts Companies $30,540 $35,520 +$4,980 +16.3%
207 Postal Service (Federal Government) $78,990 $91,600 +$12,610 +16.0%
208 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $51,850 $59,910 +$8,060 +15.5%
209 Educational Support Services $33,180 $38,310 +$5,130 +15.5%
210 Business Support Services $33,330 $38,340 +$5,010 +15.0%
211 Ship and Boat Building $42,770 $49,040 +$6,270 +14.7%
212 Fabric Mills $24,710 $28,330 +$3,620 +14.6%
213 Support Activities for Crop Production $31,850 $36,400 +$4,550 +14.3%
214 Automobile Dealers $31,070 $35,410 +$4,340 +14.0%
215 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $51,400 $58,570 +$7,170 +13.9%
216 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry $31,750 $35,910 +$4,160 +13.1%
217 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $31,660 $35,280 +$3,620 +11.4%
218 Support Activities for Animal Production $31,630 $35,050 +$3,420 +10.8%
219 Landscaping Services $39,950 $43,560 +$3,610 +9.0%
220 Foundries $31,050 $33,710 +$2,660 +8.6%
221 Couriers and Express Delivery Services $70,510 $74,690 +$4,180 +5.9%
222 Support Activities for Road Transportation $32,410 $34,330 +$1,920 +5.9%
223 Couriers and Messengers $70,500 $74,480 +$3,980 +5.6%
224 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $62,320 $65,460 +$3,140 +5.0%
225 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $53,180 $55,710 +$2,530 +4.8%
226 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $48,820 $51,070 +$2,250 +4.6%
227 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $46,630 $48,580 +$1,950 +4.2%
228 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $59,030 $60,050 +$1,020 +1.7%
229 Support Activities for Mining $28,560 $28,880 +$320 +1.1%
230 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $71,530 $72,180 +$650 +0.9%

5 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Support Activities for Rail Transportation $48,890 $36,410 -$12,480 -25.5%
2 Water, Sewage and Other Systems $33,110 $26,910 -$6,200 -18.7%
3 Coal Mining $25,250 $21,050 -$4,200 -16.6%
4 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $43,120 $36,780 -$6,340 -14.7%
5 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $37,400 $33,710 -$3,690 -9.9%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Other Protective Service Workers in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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