Protective Service
Police & Detective Supervisors
SOC 33-1012
Lead patrol shifts and investigations, and answer for the decisions.
The job
Median pay
$106k
$82k to $133k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.3% projected
Openings a year
11k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
7/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
41st pct
More exposed than 41% of occupations · modeled estimate · 26th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
58/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 13,200 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $164k |
| New York | 12,750 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $124k |
| Florida | 9,900 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $101k |
| Georgia | 7,910 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $80k |
| New Jersey | 7,650 | 1.8 | 1.8× | $143k |
| Maryland | 6,700 | 2.4 | 2.4× | $121k |
| Pennsylvania | 5,690 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $102k |
| Massachusetts | 5,540 | 1.5 | 1.5× | $104k |
| Texas | 5,540 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $111k |
| Ohio | 5,170 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $98k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4,900 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $135k |
| North Carolina | 4,820 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $91k |
| Tennessee | 4,430 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $75k |
| Virginia | 3,750 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $101k |
| Missouri | 3,490 | 1.2 | 1.2× | $94k |
| Michigan | 3,290 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $98k |
| Louisiana | 3,120 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $70k |
| Minnesota | 2,870 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $119k |
| Arizona | 2,790 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $105k |
| Colorado | 2,790 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $127k |
| Washington | 2,750 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $136k |
| Oklahoma | 2,420 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $83k |
| Kansas | 2,330 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $83k |
| Connecticut | 2,240 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $109k |
| Arkansas | 2,100 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $62k |
| Wisconsin | 2,080 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $97k |
| Mississippi | 2,060 | 1.8 | 1.8× | $60k |
| Alabama | 1,900 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $76k |
| Indiana | 1,700 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $82k |
| Kentucky | 1,600 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $80k |
| South Carolina | 1,560 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $74k |
| Oregon | 1,470 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $122k |
| Iowa | 1,370 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $99k |
| Utah | 1,360 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $111k |
| New Mexico | 1,320 | 1.5 | 1.5× | $92k |
| Nevada | 1,300 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $132k |
| Washington DC | 1,230 | 1.8 | 1.8× | $135k |
| New Hampshire | 940 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $100k |
| Idaho | 930 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $95k |
| Rhode Island | 820 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $98k |
| Nebraska | 730 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $106k |
| Hawaii | 700 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $141k |
| West Virginia | 490 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $74k |
| Montana | 450 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $89k |
| Maine | 440 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $92k |
| North Dakota | 440 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $98k |
| Wyoming | 430 | 1.5 | 1.5× | $91k |
| Delaware | 410 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $131k |
| Alaska | 320 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $137k |
| Vermont | 210 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $99k |
| South Dakota | 190 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $88k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ13,970 jobs · $135k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV5,050 jobs · $126k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,840 jobs · $168k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4,460 jobs · $82k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,800 jobs · $135k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,720 jobs · $108k median
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD3,440 jobs · $125k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD3,250 jobs · $120k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Police & Detective Supervisors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.