Public Service and Education

You can shape the future and make a difference in your community by choosing a career in education or public service. This pathway provides a variety of opportunities to work with people of many ages and backgrounds.

Career Pathways

Requires on-the-job training, work experience, and/or a high school diploma
Job Average Hourly Rate*
Pre-School Teacher $15.82
Substitute Teacher $16.36
Teacher Assistant $18.64
Police, Fire & Ambulance Dispatcher $22.29
Public Safety Telecommunicator $23.69
Requires two years of education beyond high school or on-the-job experience
Job Average Hourly Rate*
Protective Service $24.46
Education and Childcare Administrator $24.53
Police and Sherriff's Patrol Officer $28.74
First Line Supervisor of Correction Officers $29.47
Requires four or more years of education beyond high school plus work experience
Job Average Hourly Rate*
Elementary School Teacher $27.79
Instructional Coordinator $33.23
First Line Supervisor of Police and Detectives $41.44
Education Administrators $42.25
Detective and Criminal Investigator $44.34

Training Pathways

Middle and high school career or career academy programs
Training Programs Institution
/School
Pre-Teaching Academy Avalon Middle School
Pre-Teaching Academy Woodlawn Beach Middle School
Teaching Academy Central School
Teaching Academy Milton High School
Teaching Academy Pace High School
Teaching Academy Navarre High School
Public Service Leadership Academy Navarre High School
Public Service Leadership Academy Milton High School
Public Service Leadership Academy Gulf Breeze High School
Certifications, technical programs or two-year degree programs
Training Programs Institution
/School
Early Childhood Education Pensacola State College
Elementary Education University of West Florida
Bachelor's, master's or doctoral programs
Training Programs Institution
/School
Business and Management concentration in Public Safety Management Pensacola State College
Educational Leadership University of West Florida

Find Out More

To find out more about Middle and High School Career Academies in Santa Rosa County, please contact Charlin Knight at (850) 983-5058, or submit this form:

To find about more about Next and Later education and traning programs, please contact our partners.

Santa Rosa County students can make decisions about Career Academies in Middle and High Schools in Feburary and March for the following school year. See a full list of Santa Rosa County Career Academies.

Explore other careers in the area…

Advanced Manufacturing

Agriculture Industry

Aviation and Aerospace Industry

Business, Professional & Financial Services

Commercial Arts

Construction Industry

Healthcare Industry

Hospitality Industry

Information Technology & Cybersecurity

…or explore opportunities throughout Northwest Florida.


IMPORTANT: In each potential pathway, the ability to transfer credits from one program level to the next is dependent on a variety of factors. Statewide articulation agreements may assist in these efforts but are not available for all potential career pathways. Ongoing guidance from academic career advisors and supervisors throughout your education and training pathway is recommended.

Note: Entrepreneurial skills are frequently incorporated in different Career Pathways programs to help students prepare to launch and contribute to successful enterprises of all types.

*Salary information source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics. The final education and wage rate is the decision of the hiring employer.