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The area of criminal justice is one of the fastest growing career fields in the nation. UMC graduates who have earned a degree in criminal justice will be in great demand. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2003) estimates a 21% to 35% increase by the year 2010 for protective service occupations, which include:
- local, state, and federal police enforcement agents
- correctional officers
- private detectives and investigators
- security guards
- gaming surveillance officers
Graduates can expect to find employment in various areas of the criminal justice field such as:
- corrections, law enforcement & probation officers
- sheriffs & sherriff deputies
- lawyers
- detectives and investigators
- judges and hearing officers
- criminal forensic scientist
- conservation and gaming officers
- fraud investigators
- border patrol
- bailiffs
- compliance officers and inspectors
- fire inspectors
- court clerks
- dispatchers
- paralegals
- animal control officers
- security guards
- crossing guards
Employers that hire criminal justice majors not only want qualified and knowledgeable individuals with respect to their discipline, but also seek employees who understand diverse groups and who are prepared to work in a complex environment. |
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