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title: Criminal Justice Degree Provides Multitude of Job Options
description: Students who graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice have the option to follow one of many different career paths. Some of the more traditional job options graduates have to choose from includes becoming a police officer, a corrections officer, or a dispatcher.
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# [Criminal Justice Degree Provides Multitude of Job Options](https://blog.hocking.edu/criminal-justice-degree-provides-multitude-of-job-options)

 Written by [Tim Brunicardi](https://blog.hocking.edu/author/tim-brunicardi) | Mar 13, 2019 6:33:00 PM

Students who graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice have the option to follow one of many different career paths.

Some of the more traditional job options graduates have to choose from includes becoming a police officer, a corrections officer, or a dispatcher. However, other graduates might decide to further their education and become cybersecurity experts, paralegals, or even lawyers.

Additional career possibilities for Criminal Justice besides those mentioned above include:

- **Caseworker:** Works with victims of domestic violence and children in protective custody.
- **Victim Advocacy:** Assists victims in search of restitution for wrongs done to them.
- **Police Officer:** Keep the general public safe.
- **Security Officer:** Patrol and secure businesses and institutions of higher learning in order to keep employees and students safe.
- **Probation Officer:** Works with people guilty of crimes who have been sentenced to probation instead of incarceration.
- **Parole Officer:** Assist parolees who are transitioning from jail or prison back into society.
- **Corrections Officer:** Works in jails and prisons dealing with inmates.
- **Youth Detention Counselor:** Works with young people who have taken actions that have placed them in the criminal justice system.
- **Insurance Investigator:** Investigates potentially fraudulent insurance claims.
- **Cybersecurity Investigator:** Investigates computer-oriented crimes such as hacking.
- **Evidence Tech:** Gathers crucial evidence from a crime scene and keeps it secure.
- **Private Detective:** Performs surveillance duties and collects evidence for private clients on a confidential basis.
- **Fish and Game Warden:** Works in forest preserves, public waterways, and national parks protecting the natural habitats of the local wildlife.
- **State Trooper:** Upholds and enforces laws that apply to commercial vehicles.
- **U.S. Postal Inspector:** Investigates crimes that involve the postal service.
- **Blood Splatter Analyst:** Visits crime scenes to locate and preserve blood samples.

### Where Can I Get a Degree in Criminal Justice?

Hocking College in Nelsonville, OH offers a Criminal Justice program. In only 2 years you could graduate with an Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice-Major in Law Enforcement degree.

For more information on Hocking College’s Criminal Justice program, contact **Ashlynn Lucas** by email at [**lucasa35804@hocking.edu** ](mailto:lucasa35804@hocking.edu)or by phone at **(740) 753-6472.**

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