Protective Services Careers Guide

About Careers That Protect

Firefighters, the ambulance services, and the police, army and navy are sworn to protect us Their job is to keep us all safe, and if you care about your community, you could join them.

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With plenty of opportunity for promotion, you’ll see life in a different way as you learn something new every day. You can also get structured training, and pick up plenty of life skills as well as work skills.

Protective Services Career Guides

Get into police, fire, ambulance, naval and military careers with advice for all the routes you can take after school, college, university, and training. Get work experience and first job tips, example salaries and discover youth-friendly employers who want to help you get ahead!

How Much Can You Earn With Careers In Protective Services?

These LMI Job Trends give you a sneak peek of how much you could earn starting out for certain jobs, and how much your salary could grow with experience.

List of Careers In The Protective Services

Here's a full list of roles and areas you could work in, so you can see how much variety there is in this sector!

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