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Job satisfaction
“I’ve never been bored one amerIcan conTInenT wITH sTaTewIde JurIsdIcTIon. A career as a police officer,
single day of the 12 years I’ve firefighter, or attorney can
been here,” Beck says. Daily provide rewards beyond earning a
duties for police officers can paycheck. “For me, the satisfaction
run the gamut, from catching dangerous responders to an emergency, firefighters will comes from helping somebody and making
speeders, to patrolling districts, to meeting assist the injured or sick until an ambulance a difference in the outcome of somebody’s
with citizens. Officers can be called to arrives. Firefighters work long shifts, live at a life,” Grimes says.
respond to a domestic dispute, a traffic firehouse when on duty, and cooperate as a Policing is much more than writing
accident, or another emergency at any time team. Beaumont firefighters spend 24 hours tickets, Beck says. “There’s so much
while working their shift, which can range on the job followed by 48 hours off. opportunity to make a difference in your
from 8 to 12 hours a day. Other positions Attorneys’ schedule and work community; you can work with schools,
in the police department, such as detective, environment depend upon the law they participate in mentorship programs, and be
require more office-bound work. practice. “If you go to work for a large civil a strong role model.”
Firefighters don’t battle fires every day, law firm, particularly when you first start, For Greenleaf, working as an attorney
Grimes says. They are constantly training you’ll work long hours, but you’ll be paid with the Texas Department of Public
and preparing for the next fire or other a lot,” Greenleaf says. Some attorneys who Safety translated into contributing to a
emergency. This job requires physical do mediations and arbitrations never argue safer, more secure society. “To me it was
fitness and a thorough understanding of cases in court. Criminal defense attorneys satisfying because I felt I was assisting
the technical aspects of the multiple tools and prosecutors, on the other hand, spend by helping to enforce established rules,”
firefighters use. Medical rescue skills are a lot of time in trials speaking before judges she says.
also crucial. Since they are often the first and juries, she says.
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law, puBlIc safeTY, correcTIons & securITY.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
FOrENSiC CrimE NArCOTiCS OFFiCEr Air ANd SPACE LAWYEr HELiCOPTEr PiLOT FirEFiGHTEr
iNvESTiGATOr “working undercover as a air and space law covers “most law enforcement most firefighters are required to
forensic crime investigators narcotics officer is another great a variety of issues, from helicopter pilots are police have emT (emergency medical
analyze physical evidence at a position for the adventurous airline transportation and the officers, and you don’t have to technician) certification. an
crime scene. They examine blood person,” says farr. “and virtually operation of aviation facilities be very old to train. In fact, young emT is an expert in emergency
splatters, dna types, and dental all of those positions are offered to the legal ramifications of pilots are preferred because medical care. firefighters can
records, among other evidence, to young people.” narcotics telecommunications and the it’s a demanding job,” says ron and do find themselves called
to determine what happened. officers work undercover to military’s use of airspace, as delord, executive director of the on to help people needing
“The u.s. department of labor track or infiltrate illicit drug well as national and international combined law enforcement immediate medical care. To
lists it as one of the fastest- organizations and conduct law governing activities in outer association of Texas. after police qualify for certification as an
growing fields over the next 10 complex criminal investigations. space. students interested training, an officer can request emT in Texas, you must be at
years,” says lum farr, chairman The job requires high intelligence in this field may want to the position, and if he or she least 18 years old with a high
of the department of criminal and attention to detail. study negotiation techniques, is accepted, the department school diploma, complete an
justice at weatherford college in presentation of expert testimony provides on-the-job training. emT training course, and pass a
weatherford. This field requires a at trial, and international laws Trainees begin by learning to fly a national registry exam.
four-year degree in science. and policies. fixed-wing aircraft, then proceed
to helicopter training.
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