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Do you enjoy serving people either as social work or police work? Do you dream of fighting fires or fighting injustice? No matter what way you want to serve your community, you can find a great career in the public services industry. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects increases in employment nationwide through 2014 for all three pathways in the Public Services industry sector.
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 Public Safety  How much can you make?
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Occupation
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Salary Range
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Correctional Officers and Jailers
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$52,500 - $76,700
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Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
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$23,100 - $35,400
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Fire Fighters
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$40,700 - $85,200
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Medical and Public Health Social Workers
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$45,400 - $74,100
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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
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$64,100 - $88,100
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Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatchers
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$40,900 - $63,200
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