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63/ 100
Public Safety #227 of 1000 overall
K-9 Officer
PerspectaScore 63/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.
Where K-9 Officer ranks
How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.
The nine scores
Wealth Potential57/100
Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.
Freedom & Flexibility45/100
Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.
Job Stability80/100
Resilience to layoffs and recessions.
Career Mobility60/100
Room to climb and grow income over time.
Geographic Flexibility70/100
How easily this career relocates between states.
Degree / Training ROI87/100
Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.
Family Friendliness72/100
Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.
Burnout Risk60/100
Emotional and physical toll of the work.
Automation Risk30/100
Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.
Key facts
- Median salary
- $74,000
- Median take-home
- $60,218
- Top 10% salary
- $111,000
- Net worth @ 65
- $4.6M
- Lifetime earnings
- $7.6M
- Financial independence
- Age 49
- Education
- HS / Academy
- Typical debt
- $5,000
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