Public SafetyIndustry Snapshot

Public safety is a term used to describe the administration of justice, public order, and protection. This can include the courts, police, fire, correctional and parole institutions, as well as investigative and security services. Public safety nationwide is projected

to add more than 400,000 jobs by 2018, and almost half of new jobs will be with state andlocal governments. Local public safety agencies will require additional manpower as they increasingly assume public safety responsibilities formerly borne by the Federal government. Forensic science technicians, firefighters, detectives and criminal investigators, and security guards are among the fastest growing jobs in public safety. Public safety jobs in the State of Arizona averaged $41,330 annually in 2009.

Fastest Growing Detectives & Criminal Investigators $57,230FireFighters $42,930 Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $58,450 Private Detectives & Investigators $42,210 Security Guards $24,650 Largest Number Correctional Officers & Jailers $38,930 Detectives & Criminal Investigators $57,230FireFighters $42,930Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $58,450 Security Guards $24,650

Occupation Average Annual Wage*

*Source: Arizona Department of Commerce 2009

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Safety Officers, Maricopa Community Colleges

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• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions. • Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. • Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively. • Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Essential Industry Transferable Skills

Source: O*Net

Program ProgramCollege/Skill Center College/Skill Center

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Administration of Justice Estrella Mountain, Glendale,

Phoenix, Paradise Valley

Administration of Justice - Comprehensive Phoenix College

Administration of Justice - Fundamentals Phoenix College

Administration of Justice Studies Chandler-Gilbert, Mesa,

Scottsdale

Advanced Corrections Rio Salado

Basic Corrections Rio Salado

Corrections Rio Salado

Crime & Accident Scene Photography Phoenix College

Crime & Intelligence Analysis Chandler-Gilbert

Crime Scene Investigation Scottsdale

Crime Scene Technology Scottsdale

Detention Services Rio Salado

Evidence Technology Phoenix College, Estrella

Mountain

Fingerprint Classification & Identification Phoenix College

Forensic Investigation Mesa

Forensic Science Chandler-Gilbert

Forensic Technology Phoenix College

Forensic Science - Crime Lab Scottsdale

Global Citizenship Mesa

Homeland Security Chandler-Gilbert

Information Security Forensics Estrella Mountain, Glendale

Judicial Studies Mesa

Justice and Government Agency Administration

Level I Mesa

Justice and Government Agency Administration

Level II Mesa

Justice and Government Agency Administration Mesa

Justice Studies Chandler-Gilbert, Mesa,

Scottsdale

Law Enforcement Field Training Rio Salado

Law Enforcement Investigator Glendale

Law Enforcement Technology Rio Salado

Law Enforcement Scottsdale

Law Enforcement Training Academy Glendale, Chandler-Gilbert

Legal Studies Mesa

Paralegal Rio Salado

Police Academy Preparation Level I Scottsdale

Police Science Mesa, Scottsdale

Police Supervision Glendale

Public Safety Technology Rio Salado

Victimology Mesa

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Advanced Emergency Medical

Technology (Paramedic) Glendale, Phoenix College,

Paradise Valley, Scottsdale,

Basic Emergency Medical Technology Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix,

Paradise Valley, Scottsdale

Community Emergency Response Team

(CERT) Level I Phoenix College

Emergency Communications & Deployment Phoenix College

Emergency Medical Technology SouthWest Skill Center

Intermediate Emergency Medical Technology Mesa, Phoenix College

Paramedicine Mesa

Secondary Basic Emergency Medical Technology Phoenix College

FIRE SCIENCE

Basic Firefighter Mesa, Paradise Valley,

Estrella Mountain

Driver/Operator Mesa

Emergency Management Glendale, Mesa, Paradise

Valley, South Mountain

Emergency Response & Operations Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella

Mountain, Glendale, Mesa,

Phoenix, Paradise Valley,

Rio Salado, Scottsdale

Public Safety Programs at the Maricopa Community Colleges

Source: http://www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/curric/index.php

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Program ProgramCollege/Skill Center College/Skill Center

Fire Academy Glendale

Fire Officer I Mesa, Chandler-Gilbert,

Estrella Mountain, Glendale,

Phoenix, Paradise Valley,

Scottsdale

Fire Science Chandler-Gilbert, Glendale,

Phoenix, Paradise Valley,

Rio Salado

Fire Science Technology Glendale, Scottsdale, Paradise

Valley, Estrella Mountain

Firefighter Operations Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix,

Paradise Valley, Scottsdale,

Chandler-Gilbert,

Estrella Mountain

Hazardous Materials Response Phoenix College

Public Safety Programs (continued)

EMT Program, Glendale Community College

Source: http://www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/curric/index.php

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