| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | |||||||||||
| Summary Occupational Forecast Data for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | |||||||||||
| Employment | Employment Change | Average Annual Job Openings | Wage & Training Levels | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2030 | Numerical | Percent | New Jobs | Replacement Jobs | Total | Median Hourly | Median Annual | Training Levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,138 | 6,644 | 506 | 8.24% | 101 | 473 | 574 | $52.53 | $109,255 | High school diploma or equivalent | ||
| Description: | Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. | ||||||||||
| Forecast Data Source: EMSI (3rd Quarter 2026) | |||||||||||