| ATF Agent | Four-year college degree or equivalent experience |
| ATF Investigator | Four-year college degree or equivalent experience |
| ATF Technician/Professional | Bachelor's and/or master's degree depending on specialty |
| Bailiff | High School Diploma/GED or possibly college degree |
| Border Patrol Agent | 4-year college degree and/or relevant experience |
| CIA Agent | Bachelor's, masters and/or relevant experience |
| Coast Guard | High School Diploma/GED |
| Compliance Officer | Bachelor's degree (sometimes master's) |
| Computer Forensics | Bachelor's/master's degree or equivalent experience |
| Corrections Officer | High School Diploma/GED/associate's |
| Counter Terrorism Officer | GED/Bachelor's Degree and/or relevant experience |
| Court Reporter | Certificate/associate's degree |
| Court Clerk | 2- or 4-year college degree |
| Criminal Detective | Associate/bachelor's degree or specialized training |
| Crime Lab Analyst | Bachelor's degree |
| Crime Scene Investigator | Certificate or associate/bachelor's degree |
| Criminalist | Bachelor's degree |
| Criminologist | Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) |
| Customs Agent | 4-year degree or equivalent experience |
| Deportation Officer | 4-year degree or equivalent experience |
| Diplomatic Security Agent | 4-year degree or equivalent experience |
| Drug Abuse Counselor | Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) |
| Drug Enforcement Agent | 4-year degree or equivalent experience |
| Evidence Technician | 2- or 4-year degree or equivalent experience |
| FBI Agent | 4-year degree or equivalent experience |
| Federal Air Marshal | 4-year degree or equivalent experience |
| Federal Protective Service | 4-year degree or equivalent experience |
| Fish & Game Warden | High School Diploma/2-year associate's degree |
| Forensic Accountant | Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) |
| Forensic Scientist | Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) |
| Forensic Psychologist | Master's and/or doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) degree |
| Fraud Investigator | 4-year college degree |
| Homeland Security Agent | 4-year college degree |
| ICE Agent | 4-year college degree or equivalent experience |
| Immigration Agent | 4-year college degree or equivalent experience |
| Information Security Specialist | Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) |
| INS Agent | 4-year college degree or equivalent experience |
| IRS Special Agent | 4-year college degree |
| Juvenile Probation Counselor | Associate, bachelor's or master's degree |
| K9 Officer | High School Diploma/academy training/associate degree |
| LaW Clerk | Bachelor's degree |
| NSA Police Officer | College degree or equivalent experience |
| Paralegal | Certificate, associate or bachelor's degree |
| Park Ranger | Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent experience |
| Penologist | Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) |
| Prison Warden | High School Diploma and/or associate's Degree |
| Private Security | 4-year college degree |
| Police Officer | Police academy training/associate degree |
| Probation Officer | High School Diploma/relevant college degree |
| Private Investigator | High School Diploma/4-year college degree |
| Psychological Profiler | Master's degree in psychology (doctorate preferred) |
| Secret Service Agent | 4-year college degree or equivalent experience |
| Sheriff | Academy training, college degree, or equivalent experience |
| Surveillance Officer | 4-year college degree or equivalent experience |
| TSA Screener | High School Diploma or GED |
| US Marshal | 4-year college degree or equivalent experience |
| Victim Services Specialist | Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) |
| Youth Correctional Officer | Bachelor's degree |