Career Information

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Careers in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement are diverse and ever changing. Employers in law enforcement agencies as well as state and federal correctional agencies are looking for applicants with skills and education that WCJC provides. Learning is a life-long process. Career advancement is possible with additional education. Median salaries range from $25-40,000 annually.

Promising areas in criminal justice include the following:

• Lawyer 

• Police Officer

• Parole Officer (Juvenile and Adult)

• Probation Officer (Juvenile and Adult)

• Federal Law Enforcement

• Correctional Officer

• State Law Enforcement Officer

• District Attorney’s Investigator

There are several books available that discuss the wide variety of employment opportunities that are associated with a criminal justice educational background. Accessing one of the following links and then typing “criminal justice employment “or” criminal justice jobs in the search block can explore the possibilities presented by these books. Other useful employment links are also listed below.

• http://www.amazon.com/

• http://barnesandnoble.com/

• http://www.google.com/

• http://www.altavista.com/

• http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/criminal.htm

• http://www.netwalk.com/~dourgr/jobs.html

• http://www.ncwc.edu/academics/socialscience/justitle.htm

• http://www.netwalk.com~dougr/skidformula.html