Security and Protection
Occupational areas and positions include intelligence analysis, international relations, foreign affairs, security administration, transportation security officer, park ranger, correctional officer and police officer.
Security and Protection Hiring Projections
No Data Available
Intelligence Analysis is classified under the Social Science family of occupations by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Classification Guide, but it is listed under Security and Protection as that is more descriptive of the duties.
Current Mission-Critical Security and Protection Positions by Agency
| Agency | Security and Protection Positions |
|---|---|
| Department of Homeland Security | 54,615 |
| Department of Defense | 25,562 |
| Department of Justice | 23,431 |
| Department of the Navy | 8,973 |
| Department of the Army | 8,917 |
| United States Air Force | 5,398 |
| Department of the Interior | 3,602 |
| Department of Defense (Excluding Services) | 2,274 |
| Department of Treasury | 186 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 126 |
| Department of State | 63 |
| Office of Personnel Management | 46 |
Percentage of Security and Protection Positions by Region
Source: Fedscope 09/08
Designed to help a broad audience of job seekers, policy makers and agency leaders, Where the Jobs Are identifies nearly 273,000 mission-critical employment opportunities that will be available in the federal government from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.
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