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Providing services to protect others, navigating the criminal justice system and national security are part of this group of occupations. Lawyers, judges, police, firefighters, and national intelligence staff represent a sample of the occupations found here. If you have an interest in representing and protecting the rights of others these jobs are worth considering.
The Washington State University Police Department’s efforts to earn prestigious law enforcement accreditation are getting a boost from the U.S. Justice Department.Â
Although not required of law enforcement agencies, accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs helps …
The Pullman Police Department joins other agencies utilizing the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement training, which focuses on misconduct prevention.
According to The Community Policing Dispatch website, ABLE is provided by the Georgetown University Law Center. The program was launched …
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Sicaly SorrellPullman Police Department using new intervention training
If you’ve been working in the social-impact sector for a few years, you may be starting to think about next steps; how you’d like to grow personally and professionally, and what you need to do to get to where you …
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The Partnership for Public Service is a non-profit & non-partisan organization that with the goal of providing support for current government workers and helping match young people to government opportunities. Learn more about their internship support programs!
If you have ever considered getting hands-on experience with the legislative process, then look closer at being an intern for the WA state legislature. When it comes to internships it helps to have great information about the opportunities available. The …
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Occupation Description
Employment Trends
The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.
Top Employers
These companies are currently hiring for .
Education Levels
The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.
Annual Earnings
Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
Technical Skills
A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.
Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.
