What jobs?

[Thisisgood]

Hello, I'm going to be a senior next year in high school. Basically all my life, I've been watching detective shows (on true tv, etc) and I decided I want to get into something that have to do with criminal justice. So my question is, what jobs can I get with a Criminal Justice degree? I don't think I want to become a police officer (due to me only weighting 122 lbs, I have a fast metabolism). I always been interested in working for a something like ATF, FBI, DEA or more federal jobs like that. I've done research and things over it, but I want to know from real Police Officers such as your selves is it more jobs out there for Criminal Justice Majors then just them jobs above?

More info:
I have absolutely no criminal record what so ever.
Never been in real trouble at school or anything.
Been holding an A-A+ GPA as long as I can remember.
I can contribute good ideas in groups.
I never did a drug or smoke weed.
My family all have clean records, never been with drugs and things like that.
Also, I've very athletic.

[ROS]

Originally Posted by Thisisgood

I always been interested in working for a something like ATF, FBI, DEA or more federal jobs like that.

The first step in becoming a decent investigator is learning how to investigate (i.e. doing your research):

So You Want to be a Federal Agent?

[carterfsmith]

As close as TruTV is to reality (well, more than CSI anyway), I would caution against letting Hollywood guide your job search. My suggestion is to take an aptitude test (your guidance counselor should be able to arrange one) to see what types of jobs (by field) you may be best suited for. I teach a variety of courses in the CJ discipline in college and was in the CJ field for 20 years before that. It's not the name on the degree that qualifies you to have a career in CJ (or much of anything else for that matter), it's the passion you have for the work.

"Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation." -- Aristotle