The public safety and government sector offers a broad range of career paths for those inspired to make the North Far North region a safer and more equitable place to live, work, and raise a family.
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Top jobs that Require Community College Credentials
How much will I make per hour?
What can I train for? | Job openings per year | Entry-level | Median | Experienced | Programs |
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Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 649 | $37.08 | $48.63 | $58.53 | View programs |
Firefighters | 332 | $28.14 | $37.90 | $48.16 | View programs |
Correctional Officers and Jailers | 299 | $29.06 | $40.88 | $47.70 | View programs |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 146 | $39.21 | $48.98 | $60.65 | View programs |
Public Safety Telecommunicators | 93 | $28.42 | $34.97 | $39.50 | View programs |
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 79 | $59.23 | $68.76 | $81.10 | View programs |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 71 | $52.79 | $55.90 | $61.05 | View programs |
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | 59 | $41.83 | $58.48 | $66.92 | View programs |
Private Detectives and Investigators | 40 | $18.17 | $20.64 | $30.69 | View programs |
Transportation Security Screeners | 19 | $21.96 | $24.35 | $26.37 | View programs |
Fish and Game Wardens | 8 | $38.24 | $42.57 | $45.18 | View programs |
Transit and Railroad Police | 8 | $47.86 | $54.41 | $66.16 | View programs |
Top Employers & Skills
Employers
- State of California
- County of El Dorado
- City of Sacramento
- Wildfire Defense Systems
- University of California
- California State University
- Allied Universal
- Global Medical Response
- City of Elk Grove
- City of Roseville
- Los Rios Community College District
- Shaw Law Group PC
- Digistream Investigations
- County of Sacramento
- UC Davis Health
- County of Colusa
- California Public Utilities Commission
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Veracity Research Company
- Sutter County
Specialized skills
- Law Enforcement
- Firefighting
- Crime Prevention
- Law Enforcement Practices
- Emergency Medical Services
- Criminal Corrections
- Fire Service
- Fire Suppression Systems
- Narcotics
- Computer-Aided Dispatch
Technology & software skills
- Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
- Spreadsheets
- Operating Systems
- Database Application
- Database Software
- Microsoft Visio
- Database Systems
- Microsoft Project
- Geographic Information Systems
- IBM WebSphere MQ
Employability skills
- Communications
- Investigation
- Operations
- Management
- Customer Service
- Report Writing
- Coordinating
- Tactfulness
- Planning
- Leadership
The North region encompasses seven counties (El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba).
The Far North region encompasses 15 counties (Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity).
Specialized skills are specific to the occupation, or group of occupations, and represent job-specific competencies.
Technical skills refer to the specific software and technology regularly encountered on the job.
Employability skills (sometimes referred to as “common skills”) are foundational skills that cross occupations and industries. Many common skills, like, communication and team work, are also considered soft skills.