Best jobs for retired police officers

The best jobs for retired police officers include community outreach coordinator, school safety agent, and private security consultant. Police officers gain a lot of experience and skills that are useful in the private sector, and any of these can still be used to serve your community if it's important to you to continue working in public service. A former police officer's expertise is in demand in security, public safety, and rehabilitation. If you're planning to retire from police work or want to know what you might be able to do when you retire, here are the ten best jobs for retired police officers:

1. Community Outreach Coordinator

2. School Safety Agent

3. Private Security Consultant

4. Expert Witness

   Average Salary: $65,959

5. Correctional Officer

6. Rehabilitation Specialist

   Average Salary: $42,934

   Rehabilitation specialists are professionals who are responsible for helping individuals with physical and mental disabilities to reintegrate into society and live independently. These specialists must assist their clients in finding the type of work they could do with their disability and prepare them for their interview. They are required to provide a basic explanation about the medical or mental health condition to their clients. Rehabilitation specialists must also collaborate with other professionals to assist with rehabilitation exercises.

7. Police Recruiter

8. Emergency Dispatcher

   Average Salary: $36,748

9. Private Investigator

   Average Salary: $48,019

   Private investigators will require skills in surveillance, research, interviewing, critical thinking, and communication. Those who choose this career path will be called on to find information for organizations and individuals, as well as engage in different cases. An investigator's goal is to find legal, personal, or financial information through background checks, interviews, and surveillance.

10. Bodyguard