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Protective Service Workers in Kentucky

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

15.0% Jobs Projection
$38,750 Median Salary
280 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Protective Service Workers Work in Kentucky?

840 people worked as Protective Service Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 950 Protective Service Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Protective Service Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 15.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.4%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 280 annual Protective Service Workers job openings in Kentucky, and 1,150 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 Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Protective Service Workers ranged from $23,750 to $60,720 with $38,750 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.42 to $29.19. The median hourly rate was $18.63.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.8 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.83.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 520 $33,710
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 410 $39,150
Clarksville, TN-KY 150 $26,810
Lexington-Fayette, KY 50 $48,990
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 50 $29,640

Top States for Protective Service Workers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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