Public Safety Industry Snapshot Public safety is a term used to describe the administration of justice, public order, and protection. This can include the courts, police, fire, correctional and parole institutions, as well as investigative and security y t e f a services. Public safety public s nationwide is projected to add more than 400,000 jobs by 2018, and almost half of new jobs will be with state and local governments. Local public safety agencies will require additional manpower as they increasingly assume public safety responsibilities formerly borne by the Federal government. Forensic science technicians, firefighters, detectives and criminal investigators, and security guards are among the fastest growing jobs in public safety. Public safety jobs in the State of Arizona averaged $41,330 annually in 2009.
Occupation
Fastest Growing Detectives & Criminal Investigators $57,230 FireFighters $42,930 Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $58,450 Private Detectives & Investigators $42,210 Security Guards $24,650 Largest Number Correctional Officers & Jailers $38,930 Detectives & Criminal Investigators $57,230 FireFighters $42,930 Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $58,450 Security Guards $24,650
Essential Industry Transferable Skills •
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions. • Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. • Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively. • Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. Source: O*Net
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Average Annual Wage*
* Source: Arizona Department of Commerce 2009
Safety Officers, Maricopa Community Colleges
Public Safety Programs at the Maricopa Community Colleges Program
College/Skill Center
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
College/Skill Center
Program Law Enforcement Technology
Rio Salado
Estrella Mountain, Glendale,
Law Enforcement
Scottsdale
Phoenix, Paradise Valley
Law Enforcement Training Academy
Glendale, Chandler-Gilbert
Administration of Justice - Comprehensive
Phoenix College
Legal Studies
Mesa
Administration of Justice - Fundamentals
Phoenix College
Paralegal
Rio Salado
Administration of Justice Studies
Chandler-Gilbert, Mesa,
Police Academy Preparation Level I
Scottsdale
Scottsdale
Police Science
Mesa, Scottsdale
Advanced Corrections
Rio Salado
Police Supervision
Glendale
Basic Corrections
Rio Salado
Public Safety Technology
Rio Salado
Corrections
Rio Salado
Victimology Mesa
Crime & Accident Scene Photography
Phoenix College
Crime & Intelligence Analysis
Chandler-Gilbert
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Crime Scene Investigation
Scottsdale
Advanced Emergency Medical
Crime Scene Technology
Scottsdale
Administration of Justice
Technology (Paramedic)
Glendale, Phoenix College,
Detention Services
Rio Salado
Paradise Valley, Scottsdale,
Evidence Technology
Phoenix College, Estrella
Mountain
Basic Emergency Medical Technology
Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix,
Fingerprint Classification & Identification
Phoenix College
Paradise Valley, Scottsdale
Forensic Investigation
Mesa
Community Emergency Response Team
Forensic Science
Chandler-Gilbert
(CERT) Level I
Phoenix College
Forensic Technology
Phoenix College
Emergency Communications & Deployment
Forensic Science - Crime Lab
Scottsdale
Emergency Medical Technology
SouthWest Skill Center
Global Citizenship
Mesa
Intermediate Emergency Medical Technology
Mesa, Phoenix College
Homeland Security
Chandler-Gilbert
Paramedicine Mesa
Information Security Forensics
Estrella Mountain, Glendale
Secondary Basic Emergency Medical Technology
Judicial Studies
Mesa
Phoenix College
FIRE SCIENCE
Justice and Government Agency Administration Level I
Phoenix College
Mesa
Justice and Government Agency Administration
Basic Firefighter
Mesa, Paradise Valley,
Estrella Mountain
Mesa
Driver/Operator Mesa
Mesa
Emergency Management
Glendale, Mesa, Paradise
Chandler-Gilbert, Mesa,
Valley, South Mountain
Scottsdale
Emergency Response & Operations
Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella
Law Enforcement Field Training
Rio Salado
Mountain, Glendale, Mesa,
Glendale
Phoenix, Paradise Valley,
Rio Salado, Scottsdale
Level II Justice and Government Agency Administration Justice Studies
Law Enforcement Investigator
Source: http://www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/curric/index.php
maricopa.edu
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Public Safety Programs (continued) Program
College/Skill Center
College/Skill Center
Program
Fire Academy
Glendale
Fire Science Technology
Glendale, Scottsdale, Paradise
Fire Officer I
Mesa, Chandler-Gilbert,
Valley, Estrella Mountain
Estrella Mountain, Glendale,
Firefighter Operations
Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix,
Phoenix, Paradise Valley,
Paradise Valley, Scottsdale,
Scottsdale
Chandler-Gilbert,
Fire Science
Chandler-Gilbert, Glendale,
Estrella Mountain
Phoenix, Paradise Valley,
Hazardous Materials Response
Phoenix College
Rio Salado Source: http://www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/curric/index.php
EMT Program, Glendale Community College
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