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 example the median expected annual pay for a typical Safety/Loss Prevention Manager-Construction in the United States is $93,293 so 50% of the people who perform the job of Safety/Loss Prevention Manager-Construction in the United States are expected to make less than $93,293.