Career Atlas USA

Best Careers for Protective Service Interests

A more specific interest area within Realistic.

748 occupations, ranked by how strongly they match this interest type, per O*NET RIASEC data.

  1. 1Detectives and Criminal Investigators$93,790
  2. 2Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,210
  3. 3Security Guards$38,020
  4. 4Transit and Railroad Police$90,230
  5. 5First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$77,970
  6. 6Correctional Officers and Jailers$58,940
  7. 7Fish and Game Wardens$74,060
  8. 8First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$106,040
  9. 9Bailiffs$56,600
  10. 10First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$93,530
  11. 11First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$55,940
  12. 12Transportation Security Screeners$66,770
  13. 13Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$33,580
  14. 14Fire Inspectors and Investigators$75,920
  15. 15Private Detectives and Investigators$51,220
  16. 16Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,040
  17. 17Animal Control Workers$45,660
  18. 18Firefighters$59,280
  19. 19Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$43,370
  20. 20Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$56,870
  21. 21Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$66,270
  22. 22Forensic Science Technicians$72,060
  23. 23Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,590
  24. 24Air Traffic Controllers$148,080
  25. 25Parking Enforcement Workers$46,730
  26. 26Crossing Guards and Flaggers$38,100
  27. 27Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,070
  28. 28School Bus Monitors$35,100
  29. 29Airfield Operations Specialists$56,850
  30. 30Forest and Conservation Technicians$54,560
  31. 31Emergency Management Directors$93,330
  32. 32Information Security Analysts$129,180
  33. 33Paramedics$60,600
  34. 34First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$63,820
  35. 35Emergency Medical Technicians$44,470
  36. 36Agricultural Inspectors$49,940
  37. 37Flight Attendants$63,580
  38. 38Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$90,150
  39. 39Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$153,990
  40. 40Residential Advisors$42,240
  41. 41Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$92,460
  42. 42Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$61,560
  43. 43Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,550
  44. 44Psychiatric Technicians$45,130
  45. 45Psychiatric Aides$44,910
  46. 46Law Teachers, Postsecondary$128,500
  47. 47Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$40,710
  48. 48Physicians, Pathologists$312,400
  49. 49Forest and Conservation Workers$43,680
  50. 50Construction and Building Inspectors$74,690

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Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Career Interest Types (RIASEC). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.