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Law & Public Safety

First responders

Careers in this cluster involve protecting people and enforcing rules.

Instructions

Each tab below includes a list of common career options based on the typical level of education each occupation requires.

The Registered Apprenticeship tab provides links to Wisconsin Registered Apprenticeship opportunities available within the career pathway.

If no training options are listed when clicking on the Education or ETPL links below it is recommended to manually type in the occupation and location in the search pages available for both Education and ETPL.

Career Pathways Resources
High School Certification Registered Apprenticeship Associate Bachelor Doctorate
Occupations Education & Training WIOA Eligible Training Open Jobs Occupation Overview Related Occupations Wage Median
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $55,210
Bailiffs Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $33,910
Security Guards Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $36,620
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $42,370
Animal Control Workers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $51,970
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $56,430
Parking Enforcement Workers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $38,220
Private Detectives and Investigators Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $47,700
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $46,030
Public Safety Telecommunicators Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $51,550
Correctional Officers and Jailers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $60,630
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $67,100
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $82,580
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $77,040
Detectives and Criminal Investigators Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $88,750
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $95,740
School Bus Monitors Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $29,730
Occupations Education & Training WIOA Eligible Training Open Jobs Occupation Overview Related Occupations Wage Median
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $74,390
Firefighters Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $44,700
Fire Inspectors and Investigators Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $64,130
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $80,510
Emergency Medical Technicians Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $40,590
Paramedics Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $55,180
Occupation DWD Apprenticeship Typical Education needed for entry Education & Training WIOA Eligible Training Open Jobs Occupation Overview Related Occupations Wage Median
Firefighters Apprenticeship Postsecondary non-degree award Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $44,700
Apprenticeship Contacts
Occupations Education & Training WIOA Eligible Training Open Jobs Occupation Overview Related Occupations Wage Median
Paralegals and Legal Assistants Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $53,040
Occupations Education & Training WIOA Eligible Training Open Jobs Occupation Overview Related Occupations Wage Median
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $52,670
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $59,530
Forensic Science Technicians Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $60,570
Occupations Education & Training WIOA Eligible Training Open Jobs Occupation Overview Related Occupations Wage Median
Lawyers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $105,050
Judicial Law Clerks Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $53,850
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $126,920
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Education ETPL Find Jobs Overview Skill Explorer $87,880