Protective Service

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Types of occupations, skills, abilities, and training ideas for this career path:

Animal Control Workers: Handle animals for the purpose of investigations of mistreatment, or control of abandoned, dangerous, or unattended animals.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; oral expression; problem sensitivity; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; law and government; public safety and security; English language
Training Programs: Security and protective services

Bailiffs: Maintain order in courts of law.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; problem sensitivity; selective attention; speaking; monitoring; active listening; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; coordination; public safety and security; law and government; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Criminal justice/police science

Correctional Officers and Jailers: Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institution in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; problem sensitivity; speech clarity, active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perspective; coordination; persuasion; public safety and security; law and government psychology
Training Programs: Corrections

Detectives and Criminal Investigators: Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of Federal, State, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; oral expression; problem sensitivity; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; complex problem solving; law and government; public safety and security; English language
Training Programs: Criminal justice/police science; criminalistics and criminal science

Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators: Act as oversight and security agent for management and customers. Observe casino or casino hotel operation for irregular activities such as cheating or theft by either employees or patrons. May utilize one-way mirrors above the casino floor, cashier’s cage, and from desk. Use of audio/video equipment is also common to observe operation of the business. Usually required to provide verbal and written reports of all violations and suspicious behavior to supervisor.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; selective attention; monitoring; speaking; critical thinking; judgment and decision making; social perceptiveness; coordination; public safety and security; English language; computers and electronics

Fire Fighters: Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster management.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; manual dexterity; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; monitoring; coordination; operation monitoring; service orientation; public safety and security; customer and personal service; mechanical
Training Programs: Fire science/firefighting; fire protection

Fire Inspectors and Investigators: Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and State laws. Investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions.
Important Abilities & Skills: Inductive reasoning; problem sensitivity; deductive reasoning; active listening; critical thinking; speaking; judgment and decision making; complex problem solving; coordination; public safety and service; law and government; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Fire protection and safety technology; fire science/firefighting

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers: Supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; coordination; social perceptiveness; negotiation; public safety and security; administration and management; English language
Training Programs: Corrections; corrections administration

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives: Supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; written comprehension; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; coordination; management of personnel resources; time management; law and government; public safety and security; English language
Training Programs: Criminal justice/law enforcement administration; corrections

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers: Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in fire fighting and fire prevention and control.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; critical thinking; speaking; active listening; judgment and decision making; coordination; time management; public safety and security; customer and personal service; building and construction
Training Programs: Fire protection and safety technology; fire services administration

Fish and game wardens: Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; persuasion; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; law and government; public safety and security; English language
Training Programs: Natural resource economics; fishing and fisheries sciences and management; wildlife and wildlands science and management

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists: Enforce fire regulations and inspect for forest fire hazards. Report forest fires and weather conditions.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; critical thinking; speaking; active listening; judgment and decision making; coordination; complex problem solving; public safety and security; customer and personal service; geography
Training Programs: Fire science/firefighting

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers: Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes to provide assistance and protection to participants.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; critical thinking; speaking; monitoring; judgment and decision making; social perceptiveness; service orientation; public safety and security; customer and personal service; medicine and dentistry
Training Programs: Security and protective services

Parking Enforcement Workers: Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or section of city to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; speech clarity; oral comprehension; speaking; active listening; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; coordination; service orientation; public safety and security; law and government; English language
Training Programs: Security and protective services

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers: Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; active listening; critical thinking; speaking; social perceptiveness; service orientation; negotiation; public safety and security; law and government; English language
Training Programs: Criminal justice/police science; criminalistics and criminal science

Private Detectives and Investigators: Detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment, or seek, examine, and compile information for client.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; deductive reasoning; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; customer and personal service; law and government
Training Programs: Criminal justice/police science

Security Guards: Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; far vision; speech clarity; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; coordination; service orientation; public safety and security; administration; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Security and loss prevention services; securities services administration/management

Transit and Railroad Police: Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; problem sensitivity; oral comprehension; speaking; active listening; critical thinking; complex problem solving; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; public safety and security; law and government; English language
Training Programs: Security and loss prevention services; security and protective services

Education & training for this career path:
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