Browse by Career Cluster

The National Career Clusters® Framework serves as an organizing tool for programs, curriculum design and instruction. Career Clusters contain occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. They can help focus plans towards obtaining the necessary knowledge, competencies, and training for success in a particular career pathway.

Public Service & Safety: Public Safety Save Table: XLSX CSV

Careers in law enforcement, corrections, and both public and private security.
This Sub-Cluster focuses on safeguarding communities, managing correctional and rehabilitation facilities, and providing comprehensive protective services. Professionals in this field work to prevent crime, inform and educate citizens, and ensure public order, contributing to the overall safety and well-being of society.
Example programs of study:
  • Criminal Justice
  • Law Enforcement Services
  • Security & Protective Services
Code
Occupation
33-3011.00Bailiffs
37-2019.00Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
13-1041.00Compliance Officers
33-3012.00Correctional Officers and Jailers
33-9091.00Crossing Guards and Flaggers
33-3051.04Customs and Border Protection Officers
13-1041.08Customs Brokers
33-3021.00Detectives and Criminal Investigators
43-5032.00Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
13-1041.01Environmental Compliance Inspectors
33-2021.00Fire Inspectors and Investigators
33-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
33-1012.00First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
33-1099.00First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
33-1091.00First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
33-2022.00Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
33-9031.00Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
13-1041.04Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
37-3019.00Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
33-3021.06Intelligence Analysts
33-9092.00Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Bright Outlook
33-3041.00Parking Enforcement Workers
33-3051.00Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
33-3021.02Police Identification and Records Officers
33-9021.00Private Detectives and Investigators
21-1092.00Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
33-9099.00Protective Service Workers, All Other
43-5031.00Public Safety Telecommunicators
33-9099.02Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
33-9094.00School Bus Monitors
33-9032.00Security Guards Bright Outlook
33-3052.00Transit and Railroad Police
33-9093.00Transportation Security Screeners

Source: National Career Clusters® Framework by Advance CTE (2024 edition).