How to Find a Job with a Degree In Criminal Justice
Distribution of Criminal Justice Jobs in America
The number of criminal justice jobs in America is increasing for 2009 - 2012 and has been increasing since July 2005. This increase in jobs in most evident in specific job clusters within the field and these job titles are good for employment opportunities currently and in the future.
This Hub provides a sense of the distribution of criminal justice jobs across America by
- City or Metro Area
- The Top 10 High Demand Jobs in Criminal Justice.
Following this two-progened breakdown of job distribution are the most-listed opportunities in several of the highest demand related occupations in the field of Criminal Justice from 2009 - 2012.
High demand criminal-justice related job opportunities are clustered in
- Loss Prevention
- Security
- Forensics
- Homeland Security
- Corrections
Resources for finding and securing American jobs in Criminal Justice are presented at the end of this Hub.
A detailed discussion of various jobs in the field of Criminal Justice is provided at Careers in Criminology.
Jobs in Criminal Justice Increased 100% from 2005 - 2009
Top 15 Cities for Criminal Justice Jobs
The top job listings to the left are centered in the following 15 large metropolitan area:
- Washington DC
- Arlington VA
- Atlanta GA
- Jacksonville FL
- New York City
- Chicago IL
- Seattle WA
- Tampa FL
- Pittsburgh PA
- Phoenix AZ
- Fort Lauderdale FL
- Sacramento CA
- Austin TX
- Houston TX
- Fairfax VA
Top 10 High Demand Jobs
Looking at two of the largest online job search engines for America, SimplyHired and Indeed, the following job citles were those that appeared most often in a search of "criminal justice":
- Lawyers
- Paralegal Specialists and Legal Assistants
- Educational Recruiters - for criminal justice programs.
- Security positions with the New York State Department of Criminal Justice
- Adjunct Computer Networking Instructors - focus on security
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Criminal Justice Instructors - Full instructors.
- Store Detectives & Loss Prevention Detectives
- Security Officers
- Correctional Officers
Loss Prevention Jobs Increased in 2007 - 2009
Top 15 Companies for Loss Prevention Job Listers
Over 20,000 jobs in loss prevention were available in America on September 12, 2009 on the largest Internet employment sites. This may be a good entry level position form which you can work up to positions of greater pay and more responsibility.
Loss prevention employment needs are listed in the greatest numbers by the following companies:
- Office Max
- Kmart Corporation
- Ross Stores
- Sears
- WalMart
- CVS Pharmacy
- TJX Companies
- Nike
- Macy's
- Kohl's
- Ann Taylor
- The TJX Companies, Inc.
- Chico`s FAS, Inc
- AAFES
- CVS Caremark
The major cities for these jobs include:
NYC, Houston TX, San Francisco, Las Vegas NV, Atlanta GA, San Antonio TX, Seattle WA, DallasTX, Los Angeles, Columbus, OH, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Philadelphia PA, and Orlando and Miami FL.
Security Jobs Increased 110% from 2005 - 2009
Top 10 Security Jobs
The Top 10 Security Jobs listed below are found in the same cities as the Top Loss Prevention Jobs above.
- Security Officers and Guards
- Transportation Security Officer (TSO)
- Government Jobs in Security
- Retail Personal Bankers
- Police Officer - Military Police
- Security Guards/Security Officers/Security Positions
- Police Officers
- Correctional Officers
- Pass & ID Clerks
- Weapons Handlers
Largest Hiring Companies:
- Allied Barton Security Service
- Northrop Grumman
- Army National Guard
- Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
- Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
- Federal Government Jobs
- Lockheed Martin
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- SAIC - science
- General Dynamics - IT
- CACI - computers
- Fifth Third Bank
- US Army - Office of the Secretary
Forensics Jobs have increased 325% from 2005 - 2009
Top Hiring Companies
- ManTech Int'l Corp.
- CompHealth
- Life Technologies
- Quest Diagnostics
- Cybercoders.com
- Lockheed Martin
- Project Time & Cost, Inc.
- Northrop Grumman
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- SAIC
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- KPMG
Top 10 Cities for Forensics Positions
The Top 10 Cities for jobs in forensics and related positions are:
- Washington DC
- Reston, Arlington, and Fort Belvoir VA
- NYC
- Carlsbad CA
- Chicago
- Atlanta GA
- Houston TX
- McLean VA
- Los Angeles and San Francisco
- Indianapolis IN
Homeland Security Jobs Increased 600% from 2005 - 2009
Top 15 Homeland Security Jobs
If you are interested in a government related criminal justice job, the following is a list of
15 High Demand Job Titles in Homeland Security
- Transportation Security Officer (TSO)
- Sr Systems Engineer Ii
- Software Engineer - Requires Polygraph Screening
- Senior Business Development Manager And Dod & Government Progs
- OPM Investigator
- Information Technology Specialist
- Sr Analyst, Systems
- Systems Engineer - Requires Polygraph
- Systems Integrator - Requires Polygraph
- Mis - Info Tech / Telecommunications
- Sr Software Engineer I
- Intelligence Assistant
- Project Manager
- Program Manager
- Sr Analyst, Functional
This positions are located in these large metro areas:
- Chantilly, Arlington, McLean, Herndon, Fairfax, and Reston VA
- Washington DC
- Columbia, Silver Spring, Baltimore, Fort Meade, and Rockville MD
- Aurora CO
- San Diego CA
Jobs In Corrections Increased 40-50% from 2005 - 2009
Top Job Listers in Corrections
- NES Employment Solutions
- Community Education Centers
- Johnson Controls Inc, Building Efficiency
- Lockheed Martin
- CSC
- Northrop Grumman
- Cornell Companies
- Kforce Professional Staffing
- Corrections Corporation of America
- University Medical Centers
- Johnson Controls
- United States Armed Forces
Top 15 Corrections Jobs
- Customer Service Representatives and Associates
- Controls Technicians
- Dispatching
- Optometrist
- Corrections and Probation Officers
- Center Directors
- Front Desk Clerks
- Product Demonstrators & Team Leaders - corrections and defense products
- SAP Basis Architect - Senior Consultant
- Software Developers
- Case Managers
- Case Work Assistants
- Federal Financial Analysts
- Healthcare Workers
- Social Services Counselors
Criminal Justice Job Resources
- Directory of Criminal Justice Job Search Links
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice, substance abuse, and victim assistance information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
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