| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | |||||||||||
| Summary Occupational Forecast Data for Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers | |||||||||||
| Employment | Employment Change | Average Annual Job Openings | Wage & Training Levels | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2025 | Numerical | Percent | New Jobs | Replacement Jobs | Total | Median Hourly | Median Annual | Training Levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,080 | 5,371 | 291 | 5.72% | 58 | 353 | 411 | $47.97 | $99,781 | 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 (1st Quarter 2021) | |||||||||||