JOB HORIZON
JOB HORIZON BRIGHT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY JOBS
Washington D.C. – Since the tragic The saying goes that ‘necessity is the that require common sense and hard work
events of September 11, 2001, the mother of invention’ and, in this case, over computer expertise.
increased focus on homeland security has that rings true. The technology that must
spawned an entirely new cottage industry be developed to ensure our homeland For those looking to change jobs and en-
of jobs. But when you look at the scope security serves many other purposes. It ter the world of homeland security, your
of the problem, you can see a growth helps to save lives by keeping Americans best bet would be to use the network-
potential in homeland security jobs that is safe, but it also helps to ensure that the ing contacts to see if you can break into
unparalleled in any other career. US is a worldwide leader in technological the field. As any college graduate who is
development. Last, but certainly not least, looking for their first job can tell you, it’s
• Security jobs at airports have been it creates thousands of jobs - and high- not what you know, it’s who you know.
increased dramatically, but almost all paying, prestigious jobs at that. If need be, go back to school and polish
checked baggage doesn’t get inspected up that resume with some of the latest
sufficiently. Leading the way is the federal govern- technology courses and certifications. Add
ment. With the approximately $33 billion that to your years of experience, and you
• Only a tiny percentage of every cargo budget of the Department of Homeland shouldn’t have a problem switching to this
container on every cargo ship in every Security, new jobs and departments are exciting and potentially lucrative field.
port in the United States gets checked being created and staffed almost over-
for weapons or possible night. And since the spectre of terrorism No matter which way you look at it, the
security breaches. isn’t going away soon, you can be assured future of homeland security jobs is bright.
that no matter which political party With the proper training and motivation,
• The porous borders both to the controls Washington, public pressure to you can be part of this exciting and chal-
North and the South have received spend top dollar on homeland security lenging field for years to come.
major funding upgrades since 9/11, will remain high.
but giant stretches of real estate remain
completely unsupervised. With thousands of potential jobs backed
by billions of dollars, how can you get
So, what do we do? The genuinely Ameri- a piece? It’s going to take a lot of hard
can way is to look at this problem and see work, but with the right determination,
limitless opportunity. And that’s exactly you can pull it off. The first step is to
The first step is to find a
what’s happening. The private sector, as find a respectable school that is offering a
well as the federal government, is stepping program in homeland security, With these
respectable
up with education, training and jobs in new, innovative measures and key intern-
fields that deal with homeland security. ship opportunities with industry leading
school that is
corporations in the homeland security
Business and government aren’t the only field, you’ll be a step ahead of everyone
offering a program in
ones stepping up to bat. Many major col- else who is looking to break into the field.
leges and universities around the country
homeland
are now offering degrees in homeland Once you’ve graduated, finding a home-
security. The program will focus on land security job should be easy. You can
security
practical solutions to making our country take the route of joining the military and
safer with technology as well as good, old- working in security there; or, if you want
fashioned horse sense. to go to the private sector, most major
career search engines, such as Monster.
According to The Homeland Security com and
CareerBuilder.com have a
Research Corporation, the homeland se- separate listing now for Homeland
curity industry will be worth $180 billion Security jobs. You can also work directly
by 2015. Private business investment in for the government. And don’t be worried
security technology is poised to explode if technology isn’t your thing; there are
in the years to come, providing jobs and many jobs related to homeland security
opportunities for those ready to grab it.
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