AI Risk in Protective Service: 21 Jobs Analyzed

Average AI risk: 22.6% . Average salary: $50,576 . Data updated March 2026.

Not all protective service jobs face the same AI risk. Here's how 21 roles in this field compare.

Safest in Protective Service

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers — 2% risk

Most Exposed in Protective Service

Crossing Guards and Flaggers — 69.7% risk

All 21 Jobs

  1. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers — 2% risk, $57,100
  2. Firefighters — 3% risk, $49,400
  3. Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists — 4.5% risk, $50,400
  4. Bailiffs — 5.9% risk, $49,900
  5. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — 6% risk, $51,800
  6. Security Guards — 8% risk, $54,200
  7. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — 8.6% risk, $49,400
  8. Transportation Security Screeners — 11.4% risk, $38,400
  9. Correctional Officers and Jailers — 11.5% risk, $50,400
  10. Fish and Game Wardens — 12.7% risk, $50,900
  11. Animal Control Workers — 15.8% risk, $52,800
  12. Parking Enforcement Workers — 18.1% risk, $51,400
  13. Transit and Railroad Police — 18.5% risk, $52,300
  14. Fire Inspectors and Investigators — 19.1% risk, $49,900
  15. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — 20.1% risk, $49,400
  16. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers — 20.8% risk, $49,000
  17. Protective Service Workers, All Other — 41.7% risk, $41,300
  18. Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators — 55.1% risk, $53,800
  19. Detectives and Criminal Investigators — 58.8% risk, $50,400
  20. Private Detectives and Investigators — 63.6% risk, $53,300
  21. Crossing Guards and Flaggers — 69.7% risk, $56,600