Certified Cargo Security Professional

Median Annual Income

$67,447

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Median Annual Income

$56,786

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.

Median Annual Income

$40,424

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.

Median Annual Income

$41,353

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Implement procedures and systems to prevent merchandise loss. Conduct audits and investigations of employee activity. May assist in developing policies, procedures, and systems for safeguarding assets.

Median Annual Income

$73,070

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.

Median Annual Income

$31,524

Projected Job Growth

+7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes, to provide assistance and protection to participants.

Median Annual Income

$55,248

Projected Job Growth

+1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Conduct screening of passengers, baggage, or cargo to ensure compliance with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations. May operate basic security equipment such as x-ray machines and hand wands at screening checkpoints.

Median Annual Income

$52,277

Projected Job Growth

0 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.

Median Annual Income

$58,116

Projected Job Growth

-7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

Median Annual Income

$50,771

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 9-1-1 public safety answering points and emergency operations centers. Take information from the public and other sources regarding crimes, threats, disturbances, acts of terrorism, fires, medical emergencies, and other public safety matters. May coordinate and provide information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. May access sensitive databases and other information sources as needed. May provide additional instructions to callers based on knowledge of and certification in law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical procedures.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Supervise and coordinate the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. May determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity. May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Includes loadmasters.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.