Kemer+Osborn

1. Name of your career. Probation/Parole Officers role Officer 2.  Name the college degree(s) you must have (or could be helpful to have) to achieve this career goal. Bachelor’s degre es 3. How many years of college does it take to earn the degree(s)? Bachelor’s degrees usually take 4 years 4. Name 3 colleges you could attend locally to achieve or begin to achieve this career goal? (//include the college’s web addresses)// Virginia College

[]college/online.html?zip=30115&campus_key=3236&state=GA&city=Canton , ITT Technical Institute __http://www2.itt-tech.edu/cb/onlineprograms/index.cfm?code=70|12369532|0|1042|Home Study||0dnhmmfg0nf67jljeptsicfj77|1282848908|__ University of Phoenix [] 5. What training must you obtain to be able to begin this career (police academy, etc)? 1. Decide if Becoming a Parole Officer is Right for You 2. Enter a Degree Program. 3. Pass a Background Investigation. 4. Pass a Parole Officer Exam. 5. Complete a Parole Officer Training Program. [] 6. How many hours/weeks of this training are required as a minimum? This is typically a paid learning program and it will last anywhere from 4  to 6 weeks. Each parole officer training program will be different depending  on where you are taking it at. [] 7. Name three local academies you could go to and how many hours/weeks each requires for graduation. Include the possible cost of attending and entry requirements. If your career is federal FBI, US Marshal, find the federal academy you must attend and give its requirements for entry and graduation. 8. Name 5 activities of interest to you that someone in this career does on a regular basis. Arrest people, check in on ex-convicts, drive a car , go to a convicts house, paperwork 9. Name 5 things about this career you don’t think you would like. Having to kill someone, arresting a pregnant women, get shoot, get in a wreck, I would not want to die. 10. Name 5 critical skills you need to be successful in this career. Speed, patients, shooting skills, common sense, driving skills. 11. Which skill do you believe is the MOST important? Why? Patients because cops have to sit in their car for hours waiting for a suspect to come home. 12. What type of training/degrees must you obtain to “move up the ladder” in this career (promotions etc.)? You need four to six weeks of training and need at least 15 months of working as a parole officer. 13. Name 3 traits you have that would make this career a good fit for you. Strong, athletic, smart, and patient 14. What is the average annual pay for a career like this? Translate that to hourly pay. New or normal parole officer get around 35,000 a year, Experienced between $35,000 and $60,000 a year 15. How can you move up the pay scale in this career? To a experienced parole officer 16. What type of hours will you have to work? Would there be any travel involved? 40 hours a week on a normal basis 17. Is this career one that is growing in the U.S.? This career is staying at a constant rate. 18. Name 3 careers that go hand-in-hand with the one you have selected. A normal police officer does, Detective, Private Investigator.