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.
For Armed Security Officer at Metro One Loss Prevention in Washington, DC. The median pay of $29k is: The range of $23k - $39k is: We will not display these numbers on the site, but we will use this to refine our estimates.