Cluster Chosen: Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Your path

Possible Careers:

  • Judge
  • Attorney
  • Paralegal
  • Police officer
  • Probation/parole officer
  • Fire fighter
  • Rescue worker (EMT, paramedic)
  • Emergency dispatcher
  • Information systems security specialist
  • Certified security officer

Degrees and Certs:

  • Lawyers, attorneys, etc require more college and experience, and jobs such as emergency dispatchers and police officers require different training and academies.
  • A two-year college degree in fire protection and prevention, paralegal services, criminal justice or administration of justice
  • A four-year college degree in law, corrections management, legal management, government, criminal justice, criminal psychology, public safety or national security
  • Some jobs such as security guards, corrections officers, and animal control workers often only require a high school diploma, however many jobs in this cluster require special skills and training.
  • Often in this field more schooling = more money

    • Trade School Options:

  • On-the-job training as a paralegal, firefighter, police officer, or security or corrections officer
  • West - MEC: Emergency medical technology, Fire science, Law and public safety
  • EVIT (East Valley Institute of Technology): Behavior, Mental and Social Health Services, Criminal Justice, Emergency Medical Technician, Fire Science

        • Top 5 highest Ranking Colleges:

      • Yale University
      • Stanford University
      • Harvard University
      • Columbia University
      • George Mason University in Northern Virginia

      PROS:

      • Most jobs in this cluster allow you to impact your community and help others
      • Many jobs in this vocation are government jobs, which tend to be more stable.
      • Some jobs in this cluster have the potential to be lucrative
      • Many jobs such as lawyers, allow for Intellectual stimulation

      CONS:

      • Some jobs require you to work in an office all day
      • Some careers may be dangerous and require shift work, sometimes with long hours.
      • Many of these jobs involve high-stress situations
      • Some of the more prestigious jobs that make more money, require more education that can be very expensive

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