Protective Service Workers, All Other
SOC 33-9099 · 2024-2034
All protective service workers not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $40,326per year
- Projected openings
- 70,610
- Projected change
- +1.2%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $57,458 | 3,600 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $49,488 | 550 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $48,717 | 640 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $48,151 | 190 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $45,631 | 760 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $45,583 | 2,350 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $45,493 | 370 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $44,963 | 2,590 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $43,575 | 2,710 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $41,477 | 1,460 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $41,122 | 4,530 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $41,096 | 490 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $40,818 | 1,110 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $40,654 | 8,680 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $40,592 | 950 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $40,294 | 490 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $40,016 | 370 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $39,965 | 790 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $39,913 | 310 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $39,862 | 540 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $39,800 | 6,310 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $39,790 | 470 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $39,754 | 6,160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $39,295 | 15,210 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $39,101 | 1,020 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $39,101 | 1,090 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $38,381 | 2,050 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $38,206 | 2,160 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $37,795 | 310 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $37,291 | 440 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $37,291 | 690 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $35,189
- A quarter earn under
- $36,953
- Half earn under
- $40,326
- Three quarters earn under
- $49,934
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $74,265
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Guards | $44,335 | 264,160 | +3.3% |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $43,802 | 65,250 | +7.6% |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $121,891 | 52,390 | +5.2% |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $98,811 | 31,850 | -5.1% |
| Firefighters | $87,276 | 25,610 | +5% |
| Crossing Guards and Flaggers | $51,892 | 18,950 | +4.2% |