Protective Service

The Protective Service job family is comprised of occupations with work activities that include performing for or working directly with the public, making decisions and solving problems, obtaining information and identifying changes in objects, actions and events. In this family, knowledge of public safety and security, customer and personal service, law and government or psychology are needed. And skills such as active listening, critical thinking, social perceptiveness, and speaking effectively are necessary. Education: most occupations require a high school diploma and additional vocational or on-the-job training or an associate's degree.

Example occupations: Animal Control Workers, Firefighters, Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer, Private Detectives and Investigators