Protective Service Occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	11,470	14.96	8.50	18.20	31,126	17,671	37,854
Central Region^*	3,870	12.24	7.07	14.83	25,458	14,697	30,838
Northeast Region^*	710	11.96	7.14	14.37	24,876	14,848	29,890
Northwest Region^*	990	15.61	8.98	18.92	32,465	18,674	39,360
Ozark Region^*	2,510	12.39	6.97	15.10	25,768	14,504	31,400
South Central Region^*	660	14.28	7.99	17.42	29,703	16,625	36,242
Southeast Region^*	2,420	12.63	7.91	14.98	26,264	16,458	31,167
Southwest Region^*	1,440	12.37	7.00	15.06	25,738	14,563	31,325
St. Charles^*	1,010	14.13	7.68	17.35	29,387	15,976	36,092
St. Louis City^*	8,000	17.28	8.40	21.71	35,933	17,466	45,167
St. Louis County^*	12,110	16.41	8.10	20.56	34,128	16,839	42,773
West Central Region^*	1,490	11.00	6.66	13.17	22,879	13,850	27,394
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	1,810	11.09	6.34	13.47	23,072	13,187	28,014

Area	Employment ^**		Change 2000-2010		Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Area	2000 Estimated	2010 Projected	Number	Percent	Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Missouri	56,890	68,280	11,390	20.02	2,722	NA
Kansas City MSA	20,930	24,780	3,850	18.39	958	NA
St Louis MSA	26,440	29,360	2,920	11.04	1,050	NA
Central Region^*	5,910	7,020	1,110	18.78	268	NA
Northeast Region^*	1,950	2,250	300	15.38	83	NA
Northwest Region^*	1,860	2,110	250	13.44	49	NA
Ozark Region^*	3,020	3,620	600	19.87	146	NA
South Central Region^*	1,090	1,340	250	22.94	56	NA
Southeast Region^*	2,190	2,790	600	27.40	118	NA
Southwest Region^*	1,380	1,570	190	13.77	57	NA
West Central Region^*	1,420	1,660	240	16.90	63	NA