A criminal justice degree prepares students for a career in law enforcement, corrections (including probation and parole), court administration, other justice-related positions, or graduate school.

Many criminal justice graduates work in law enforcement at the municipal, county, state, or federal levels. Some federal positions may require graduate study, foreign language proficiency, or computer or accounting skills. Careers in corrections involving the custody and treatment of offenders range from child protection and counseling to prison administration. Typical positions are found in juvenile and adult probation and parole. Industrial and private security positions include personnel investigation, control of substance abuse, theft, assault, and other aspects of workplace safety. Criminal justice graduates play prominent roles in justice-related jobs and combat the social problems associated with delinquency and crime, as well as address the needs of victims and their families.

Below is list of Criminal Justice careers:

Law Enforcement

• Air Safety Investigator
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
• Inspector
• Special Agent
• U.S. Customs
• Aide
• Canine Enforcement Officer
• Import Specialist
• Inspector
• Patrol Officer
• Special Agent
• Department of Labor, Labor and Pension Compliance Investigator
• Deputy Sheriff
• Deputy Marshal
• Diplomatic Security Special Agent
• Dispatcher
• Drug Enforcement Special Agent
• Environmental Conservation Officer
• Federal Air Marshal
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Federal Protective Service Officer/Criminal Investigator
• Fish and Wildlife Service, Special Agent
• Immigration
• Border Patrol Agent
• Deportation Officer
• Inspector
• Intelligence Support Analyst
• Internal Revenue Service
• Criminal Investigator Internal
• Security Inspector
• Investigator (Municipal, County, State)
• National Parks Police
• Naval Investigative Service/Criminal Investigator
• Police Officer (Municipal)
• Evansville
• Indianapolis
• Postal Inspector
• Secret Service
• Agent
• Uniformed Officer
• Securities Compliance Examiner
• State Police Officer/State Trooper
• Indiana State Police
• Kentucky State Police
• Illinois State Police
• Department of Homeland Security

Courts

• Attorney/Lawyer
• Indiana Bar Association
• Bailiff
• Child and Youth Counselor
• Court Administrator
• Court Clerk
• Court Counselor
• Court Reporter
• Court Representative
• Crisis Counselor
• Domestic Violence Counselor
• Judge
• Paralegal/Legal Assistant
• Pretrial Services Officers (U.S. District Courts)
• Research Analyst/Statistician
• Runaway Counselor
• Support Services Coordinator
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
• Vanderburgh County Court
• Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office
• Vanderburgh County Public Defender Agency

Forensic Science/Criminalistics

• Indiana State Police Crime Lab
• Arson Specialist
• Ballistics Specialist
• Crime Scene Investigator
• Document Specialist
• Fingerprint Specialist
• Polygraph Specialist
• Serology Specialist

Private Security

• Administrator/Manager
• Investigator
• Protective Specialist/Security Officer
• Corrections Corporation of America 

Juvenile Justice

• Vanderburgh County Juvenile Justice
• Juvenile Justice Counselor
• Juvenile Probation Officer
• Youth Services Bureau
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Corrections

• Academic Teacher
• Classification and Treatment Director
• Correctional Treatment Specialist
• Corrections Counselor
• Corrections Officer
• Detention Deputy
• Education Counselor
• Parole Officer
• Prerelease Program, Corrections Counselor
• Prerelease Program, Employment Counselor
• Prerelease Program, Halfway House Manager
• Probation Officer
• Vanderburgh County Probation
• Recreation Counselor
• Substance Abuse Specialist
• Vocational Counselor
• Warden
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• State Departments of Correction
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Illinois