Public Safety
Animal Control Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $45,660
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Public Safety
Bailiffs
- 2025 median pay
- $56,600
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Correctional Officers and Jailers
- 2025 median pay
- $58,940
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers
- 2025 median pay
- $38,100
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- 2025 median pay
- $93,790
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Fire Inspectors and Investigators
- 2025 median pay
- $75,920
- Entry credential
- Postsecondary nondegree award + related experience
Prior related experience: 5 years or more.
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Firefighter
- 2025 median pay
- $59,280
- Entry credential
- Postsecondary nondegree award
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
- 2025 median pay
- $77,970
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $93,530
- Entry credential
- Postsecondary nondegree award + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
- 2025 median pay
- $106,040
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $55,940
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Fish and Game Wardens
- 2025 median pay
- $74,060
- Entry credential
- Bachelor's degree
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
- 2025 median pay
- $56,870
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
- 2025 median pay
- $43,370
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $33,580
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Parking Enforcement Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $46,730
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- 2025 median pay
- $76,210
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Private Detectives and Investigators
- 2025 median pay
- $51,220
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Security Guards
- 2025 median pay
- $38,020
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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