Firstline supervisors of police & detectives

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Total Workforce

113k

Average Age

45.7

Average Salary

$87,453

Average Male Salary

$90,241

Average Female Salary

$70,597

About

Firstline supervisors of police & detectives are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives was $87,453 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of police & detectives by wage are Credit analysts, Mechanical engineers, and Materials engineers.

Firstline supervisors of police & detectives are part of the Protective service occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of correctional officers, Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers, Firefighters, and 13 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of police & detectives are Columbia City PUMA, SC, Stratford, Shelton, Trumbull, Newtown & Monroe Towns PUMA, CT, and Sierra Vista City PUMA, AZ. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives are Sierra Vista City PUMA, AZ, Columbia City PUMA, SC, and Stratford, Shelton, Trumbull, Newtown & Monroe Towns PUMA, CT.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of police & detectives and on wages and locations for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, by average wage, is Executive offices & legislative bodies. Firstline supervisors of police & detectives are paid most in Maine, Norwood Park Townships & Chicago CityEdison Park PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Sierra Vista City PUMA, AZ.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$87,453

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,548

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of police & detectives earned an average of $87,453, $33,564 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Credit analysts make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of police & detectives while Materials engineers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of police & detectives as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.281

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of police & detectives had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.281, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, by number of employees, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , U. S. Air Force, and National security & international affairs.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, by average wage, are Executive offices & legislative bodies, National security & international affairs, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Executive offices & legislative bodies.

Industries by Share

113k

2018 Workforce

± 8,256

1.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.2%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of police & detectives has been growing at a rate of 1.1%, from 111,932 people in 2017 to 113,166 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives at 86.3%, followed by U. S. Air Force with 4.81% and National security & international affairs with 1.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of police & detectives in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of police & detectives in the workforce is 45.7 and of female Firstline supervisors of police & detectives is 46, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

97.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,648

16.1k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,112

85.8% of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

73.4% of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.1% of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives.

Age by Gender

45.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.789

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2

The median age of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives is 45.7, and Male employees are generally 0.269 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives is Protective Services but a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of police & detectives hold a major in Protective Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of police & detectives from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of police & detectives need many skills, but most especially Monitoring, Active Listening, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of police & detectives need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Management of Personnel Resources.