Public Service and Education

Requires on-the-job training, work experience, and/or a CAREER PATHWAYS FIRST high school diploma.

Public safety involves the prevention JOB AVG HOURLY RATE* and reaction to any emergency that may threaten individual citizens. Occupations Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher $19.01 in this field include police officer, EMS personnel and management positions Substitute Teacher $17.31 in medical and health services and Teacher Assistant $17.10 emergency response. Pre-School Teacher $13.29 Public Safety Telecommunications $16.66

Requires two years of education beyond high school or NEXT on-the-job experience.

JOB AVG HOURLY RATE*

Education and Childcare Admnistrator $26.23

Police and Sherriff’s Patrol Officer $21.60

First Line Supervisor of Correction Officers $27.98

Protective Service $19.51

Requires four or more years of education beyond high LATER school plus work experience. JOB AVG HOURLY RATE*

Education Administrator $39.18 Note: In each potential pathway, the ability Instructional Coordinator $27.07 to transfer credits from one program level to the next is dependent on a variety of Elementary School Teacher $29.17 factors. Statewide articulation agreements may assist in these efforts but are not available Protective Criminal Investigator $35.01 for all potential career pathways. Ongoing First Line Supervisor of Police and $31.95 guidance from academic career advisors and Detectives supervisors throughout your education and training pathway is recommended. Salary Information Source: Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics. *The final education requirement and wage rate is the decision of the hiring employer.

For more information, please visit EscambiaCareerPathways.com Public Service and Education TRAINING PATHWAYS

FIRST Middle and high school career exploration or career academy programs TRAINING PROGRAMS INSTITUTION/SCHOOL

JM Tate High School Booker T Washington High School Early Childhood Education

Future Teacher Pine Forest High School

Dr. Sarah J Ussery Law and Public Service Pensacola High School

Criminal Justice Operations West Florida High School

Escambia County Criminal Justice Escambia High School

Escambia County Fire Fighter Pine Forest High School

NEXT Certifications, technical programs or two-year degree programs TRAINING PROGRAMS INSTITUTION/SCHOOL

Community Health Education Advising Track Early Education Advising Track Elementary Education Advising Track Physical Education Advising Track Early Childhood Intervention Pensacola State College Early Childhood Teacher Infant/Toddler Specialization Criminal Justice Technology Crime Scene Technician

Correctional Officer Florida Law Enforcement Academy George Stone Technical College Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Firefighter/EMT

Intelligence Analysis Certificate University of West Florida LATER Bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral programs TRAINING PROGRAMS INSTITUTION/SCHOOL

Criminal Justice Elementary Education University of West Florida Education Degree (Specific Content)

Business and Management - Public Safety Pensacola State College Management Concentration Important Note: Ongoing guidance from academic career advisors and supervisors throughout your education and training pathway is recommended. This program is supported in part through a multi-year grant from the Gulf Power Foundation to the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations.

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