- A more security-conscious society and growing concern about
crime will continue to the increase in demand for law enforcement
officers.
- Continuing demand for lawyers will result from an increase
in legal action in such areas as health care, intellectual property,
international law, elder law, and environmental law.
- Economists predict that paralegal's will rank among the fastest
growing occupations as they increasingly perform legal tasks
formerly carried out by lawyers.
- Increases in the number of chief executives and legislators
at the local level is expected to occur as counties, cities,
and towns deal with population growth.
- Fire protection and emergency medical services are essential
services and therefore will continue to grow as the population
expands and ages.
- U.S. Department of Labor projections predict an increase of 24.7 percent, from 2002 to 2012 in protective service occupations.
- Occupations that will grow faster than average from 2000-2012 according to the U.S. Department of Labor include:
- Law Enforcement Workers
- Bailiffs, correctional officers
- Detectives and criminal investigators
- Police and sheriff and patrol officers
- Fire, ambulance, and police dispatchers
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