preventing, fighting and extinguishing fires
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Protective Services Workers
Protective services workers protect individuals and property against fire and other hazards, maintain law and order and enforce laws and regulations.
5 Service and Sales Workers / 54 Protective Services Workers / All level 3
rescuing people from burning buildings and accident sites and those trapped in dangerous situations
maintaining law and order, enforcing laws and regulations, patrolling public areas and arresting suspected offenders
directing traffic and assuming authority in the event of accidents
watching over and maintaining order among inmates of prisons, reformatories or penitentiaries
patrolling or monitoring premises to guard property against theft and vandalism, controlling access to establishments and maintaining order and enforcing regulations at public events and within establishments. Supervision of other workers may be included.
Included occupations
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:
5411 Fire fighters
5412 Police Officers
5413 Prison Guards
5414 Security Guards
5419 Protective Services Workers Not Elsewhere Classified