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Cuny John Jay College Criminal Justice (John Jay)

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    • Job Description
      Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Maintain order in courts of law.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 18,608
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 20,688
      • Percent Job Growth: 11.18%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Selective Attention
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Conduct investigations to prevent crimes or solve criminal cases.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 106,336
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 124,776
      • Percent Job Growth: 17.34%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
    • Job Description
      Collect evidence at crime scene, classify and identify fingerprints, and photograph evidence for use in criminal and civil cases.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 106,336
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 124,776
      • Percent Job Growth: 17.34%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Category Flexibility
      • Speed of Closure
      • Flexibility of Closure
    • Job Description
      Investigate alleged or suspected criminal violations of Federal, state, or local laws to determine if evidence is sufficient to recommend prosecution.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 106,336
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 124,776
      • Percent Job Growth: 17.34%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Category Flexibility
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
    • Job Description
      Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 106,336
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 124,776
      • Percent Job Growth: 17.34%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Patrol assigned area to enforce laws and ordinances, regulate traffic, control crowds, prevent crime, and arrest violators.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 4,910
      • Average Annual Salary: $76,450
      • Average Hourly Rate: $36.76

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,890
      • Average Annual Salary: $77,280
      • Average Hourly Rate: $37.15

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,400
      • Average Annual Salary: $75,320
      • Average Hourly Rate: $36.21

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 40,690
      • Average Annual Salary: $60,090
      • Average Hourly Rate: $28.89
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 648,418
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 718,516
      • Percent Job Growth: 10.81%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Flexibility of Closure
      • Selective Attention
      • Reaction Time
      • Near Vision
      • Far Vision
    • Job Description
      Enforce law and order in rural or unincorporated districts or serve legal processes of courts. May patrol courthouse, guard court or grand jury, or escort defendants.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 4,910
      • Average Annual Salary: $76,450
      • Average Hourly Rate: $36.76

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,890
      • Average Annual Salary: $77,280
      • Average Hourly Rate: $37.15

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,400
      • Average Annual Salary: $75,320
      • Average Hourly Rate: $36.21

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 40,690
      • Average Annual Salary: $60,090
      • Average Hourly Rate: $28.89
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 648,418
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 718,516
      • Percent Job Growth: 10.81%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment, or seek, examine, and compile information for client.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 160
      • Average Annual Salary: $66,700
      • Average Hourly Rate: $32.07

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 340
      • Average Annual Salary: $46,560
      • Average Hourly Rate: $22.38

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 370
      • Average Annual Salary: $62,690
      • Average Hourly Rate: $30.14

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 840
      • Average Annual Salary: $58,530
      • Average Hourly Rate: $28.14
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 51,693
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 61,124
      • Percent Job Growth: 18.24%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Criminal Justice, Police Science
     Total
    Overall
    All Students165
     
    By Gender
    Male48
    Female117
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien4
    American Indian-
    Black59
    Asian12
    Hispanic63
    White27
    Unknown-
     
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