NC hoping to recruit hundreds for careers in public safety

Hiring is underway for positions that will help keep the state's roadways and correctional facilities safe. One important role that the DPS has been working to fill for months is state troopers.

'We want good people': NC Highway Patrol facing historical shortage of troopers

Officials with the N.C. State Highway Patrol said there are about 190 job openings for troopers. Currently, more than 80 cadets are in training to become troopers, which means more than 100 troopers are still needed.

Other positions involve the criminal justice system and keeping order in correctional facilities as well as responding to severe weather emergencies. That includes correctional officers, law enforcement, juvenile justice, medical professionals, electricians, engineers, probation and parole officers and more.

“There are a number of opportunities within the department,” said DPS Chief Deputy Secretary of Administration Casandra Hoekstra. "So all of these divisions offer rewarding opportunities to serve.”