Investigation & security services

Industry Group

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Workforce Population
865k
2023
Average Employee Age
42.2
2023
Estimated Job Growth
5.88%
10-Year Projection
Average Salary
$49,030
2023
Average Male Salary
$51,853
2023
Average Female Salary
$41,367
2023

About

The top three occupations in the Investigation & security services N/A are security guards & gaming surveillance officers, security & fire alarm systems installers, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Investigation & security services N/A work 42.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $54,398. Part-time employees in the same industry work 23.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $22,807.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Investigation & security services N/A are N/A.

The workforce of Investigation & security services N/A in 2023 was 864,674 people, with 26.9% woman, and 73.1% men.

In 2023, 49.9% of the workforce in the Investigation & security services N/A was White (431,158 people), of which 23.2% were women and 76.8% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Investigation & security services N/A.

The workforce in Investigation & security services N/A was 864,674 people and is concentrated in N/A. The average annual salary was $49,030, being $18,697 less than the national average salary, which was $67,727.

Monthly Employment

Start Year
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3.68%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 521k people employed in the Investigation and Security Services industry. This represents a 3.68% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in N/A were N/A.

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Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Investigation & security services N/A had an average annual wage of $49,030, $18,697 less than the average national salary of $67,727.

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Wage Distribution

0.419
WAGE GINI

Investigation & security services has a wage GINI of 0.419, which is less than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Investigation & security services (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

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Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Investigation & security services N/A.

Security guards & gaming surveillance officers are the most common position with 518,286 workers, but the Investigation & security services N/A employs a relatively high number of Security & fire alarm systems installers and Other managers.

The highest average salary in Investigation & security services goes to Architectural & engineering managers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Investigation & security services N/A according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were security guards & gaming surveillance officers (518,286 people), security & fire alarm systems installers (42,787 people), and other managers (26,059 people)

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Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$51,853
AVERAGE MALE SALARY
±$1,662
$41,367
AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
±$2,292

On average, Male workers in the Investigation & security services N/A make 1.25 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Investigation & security services N/A.

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Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Investigation & security services N/A. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Investigation & security services N/A.

The Investigation & security services N/A gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Investigation & security services N/A.

Industrial Flow

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Investigation & security services N/A, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Investigation & security services N/A is Professional and business services.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

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Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
  1. Professional and business services
  2. Manufacturing
  3. Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

The Investigation & security services N/A gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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Use of Output by Other Industries

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
  1. Professional and business services
  2. Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
  3. Wholesale trade

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Investigation & security services N/A in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Investigation & security services N/A for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022
  1. California
    4,045
  2. Florida
    2,661
  3. Texas
    2,338

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Diversity

Demographic information on the Investigation & security services N/A in the US.

Of the total workforce, 26.9% corresponds to women and 73.1% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $51,853 and $41,367.

79.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

232,744
Women
26.9%
631,930
Men
73.1%

The workforce of Investigation & security services industry in 2023 was 864,674 people, with 26.9% woman, and 73.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Investigation & security services industry.

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Races

In 2023, 49.9% of the workforce in the Investigation & security services industry was White (431,158 people), of which 23.2% were women and 76.8% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.

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Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Investigation & security services workers in 2023 were high school or equivalent (301,576 people), some college (252,327 people), and bachelors degree (132,262 people).

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Projections

Growth projections of the Investigation and Security Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 5.88% in the next ten years. The Investigation and Security Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.88%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (21.9%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (21.9%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Investigation and Security Services.
5.88%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
5.88%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Investigation and Security Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 5.88%, the average rate of national job growth.

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Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Investigation and Security Services.
21.9%
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10-year Projection

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