Careers ranging in the 50k plus range California

What do you guys do for a living? Im almost at that point where I'm 2 semesters from the 'Real life' and it's looking like Law School or CHP or Huntington Beach Police. But the law enforcement type of career is my fallback plan as it was not what I planned. I want to be able to provide for myself and save to provide for a family without having to rely on a possible wife. I'm not the type to care if my wife is helping out but I prefer that I have the option to buy a house and stuff on my own. My major is Criminal Justice as my brother is already a attorney and I work at a Law Firm currently in Santa Ana, while I go to school. I will be working there full time until I get my actual career or graduate law school. Anyone who has law enforcement experience in Ca or where ever feel free to chip in. This is something that has been stressing me and making me sometimes regret my major choice for school.