Investigation & security services

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The top three occupations in the Investigation & security services Industry Group are security guards & gaming surveillance officers, security & fire alarm systems installers, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Investigation & security services Industry Group work 42.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $56,436. Part-time employees in the same industry work 23.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $23,516.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Investigation & security services Industry Group are Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR, Chicago City (South)--Chicago Lawn, Greater Grand Crossing & West Englewood/Englewood PUMA, IL, and Guayama, Salinas & Patillas PUMA, PR.

The workforce of Investigation & security services Industry Group in 2024 was 871,693 people, with 26.8% woman, and 73.2% men.

In 2024, 47.4% of the workforce in the Investigation & security services Industry Group was White (412,919 people), of which 23% were women and 77% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Investigation & security services Industry Group.

The workforce in Investigation & security services Industry Group was 871,693 people and is concentrated in California (130,770 workers). The average annual salary was $50,810, being $19,067 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

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.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Investigation and Security Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (131k), Texas (80.9k), and New York (69.7k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Investigation & security services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Investigation & security services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $50,810, $19,067 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Investigation & security services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.418

WAGE GINI

Investigation & security services has a wage GINI of 0.418, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Investigation & security services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Investigation & security services Industry Group.

Security guards & gaming surveillance officers are the most common position with 518,669 workers, but the Investigation & security services Industry Group 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 Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were security guards & gaming surveillance officers (518,669 people), security & fire alarm systems installers (44,122 people), and other managers (26,015 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$53,643

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,701

$43,058

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,344

On average, Male workers in the Investigation & security services Industry Group 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 Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Investigation & security services Industry Group. 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 Industry Group.

The Investigation & security services Industry Group 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 Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Investigation & security services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Investigation & security services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Investigation & security services Industry Group 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.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Investigation & security services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

The Investigation & security services Industry Group 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.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Investigation & security services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
4,045
Florida
2,661
Texas
2,338

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Investigation & security services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Investigation & security services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 26.8% corresponds to women and 73.2% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $53,643 and $43,058.

78.8% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

233,293

Women

26.8%

638,400

Men

73.2%

The workforce of Investigation & security services industry in 2024 was 871,693 people, with 26.8% woman, and 73.2% men.

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

Races

In 2024, 47.4% of the workforce in the Investigation & security services industry was White (412,919 people), of which 23% were women and 77% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Investigation & security services workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (307,829 people), some college (246,771 people), and bachelors degree (132,609 people).

The chart shows the Investigation & security services workforce by gender and educational level.

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.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Investigation and Security Services.

21.9%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Investigation and Security Services industry.

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Industry Sector

Investigation & security services

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