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The Perfect Career

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Police officer

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Annual salary:$56,980

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BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER

  • High school education or higher
  • No special license required
  • Promotion based on written scores and on job preformacen
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NATURE OF WORK

  • Often work with crime and accident scenes
  • Work with injury amd illnesses
  • Pursue people who break the law
  • Respond to emergency & non-emergency calls
  • Investigate complaints and work weekends, holidays, and night shifts
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JOB OUTLOOK

  • In 2012 there were 780,000 people with this career
  • Employment is projected to grow 5 percent

A Related occupation is a firefighter

PERSONAL ADVANTAGES

  • Makes good money
  • Get to help the people in the community
  • Physically active job
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PERSONAL DISADVANTAGES

  • Long shifts
  • Weekend, holiday, and night shifts
  • Dangerous job
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This job could be a good fit because it's a physical job and I like to be physically active

HOW TO PREPARE NOW

  • Study the law
  • Maintain in good physically fit shape