Graduation from high school or an equivalent degree is required to become a police officer. Five years of employment as a police officer is required become a bomb tech at the federal level. The completion of either an associate's or bachelor's degree program is often required for advancement into a career as a bomb technician.
the 2008 median annual wage was $75,490, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), which expected eight percent job growth for detectives over the 2008-2018 decade, slightly less than the national average. Explosives assessment personnel employed by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are in a pay band that corresponded to a typical starting salary of $60,274 in 2010 (www.opm.gov). Explosive ordnance disposal specialists in the military are paid according to their pay-grade (rank), with additional incentive and combat duty pay.