It is sometimes stated that the 'mean' means average. This is incorrect if mean is taken in the specific sense of arithmetic mean as there are different types of averages: the mean, median, and mode. For instance, average house prices almost always use the median value for the average.
Loss prevention agents can make more or less than their detective counterparts, depending on their actual industry. For example, loss prevention agents who worked for security services made an average hourly wage of $21.17, as of May 2010.
Loss Prevention Managers are paid the highest in the District of Columbia, where they earn average wages of about $124070. Professionals that work in this career are compensated highest in Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, where they earn average pay levels of $124280.