DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
33-3051 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Occupational Description:
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, State, or Federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. | Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 9 - South Central | 400 | 39 | $23.33/hr | $0.59/hr | $14.90/hr | $17.73/hr | $23.60/hr | $28.44/hr | $32.08/hr |
| Minnesota | 8,140 | 269 | $28.25/hr | $0.37/hr | $18.90/hr | $23.79/hr | $29.37/hr | $33.50/hr | $36.20/hr |
| U S | 632,000 | 3,792 | $28.12/hr | $0.20/hr | $15.74/hr | $20.18/hr | $26.89/hr | $35.27/hr | $43.46/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 2,030 | $17.41/hr | N/A |
| Bus Drivers, School | 690 | $13.17/hr | N/A |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 270 | $22.45/hr | N/A |
| Security Guards | 140 | $14.69/hr | N/A |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 40 | $27.84/hr | N/A |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 10 | $26.87/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Executes arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody and issues citations.
- Transports or escorts prisoners or defendants between courtroom, prison or jail, District Attorney's offices, or medical facilities.
- Investigates illegal or suspicious activities of persons.
- Patrols and guards courthouse, grand jury room, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
- Maintains records and submits reports of dispositions and logs daily activities.
- Arranges delivery of prisoner's arrest records from criminal investigation unit, at District Attorney's request.
- Notifies patrol units to take violators into custody, or provide needed assistance or medical aid.
- Questions individuals entering secured areas to determine purpose of business and directs or reroutes individuals to destinations.
- Confiscates real or personal property by court order, and posts notices in public places.
- Takes control of accident scene to maintain traffic flow, assist accident victims, and investigate causes.
- Patrols specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance.
- Relays complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatcher.
- Provides road information to assist motorists.
- Investigates traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if crime has been committed.
- Evaluates complaint and emergency-request information to determine response requirements.
- Reviews facts to determine if criminal act or statute violation is involved.
- Directs traffic flow and reroutes traffic in case of emergencies.
- Monitors traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.
- Arrests perpetrator of criminal act or submits citation or warning to violator of motor vehicle ordinance.
- Draws diagram of crime or accident scene.
- Photographs crime or accident scene.
- Interviews principal and eye witnesses.
- Renders aid to accident victims and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries.
- Records facts and prepares reports to document activities.
- Testifies in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases.
- Expedites processing of prisoners, and prepares and maintains records of prisoner bookings and prisoner status during booking and pre-trial process.
- Maintains order, responds to emergencies, protects people and property, and enforces motor vehicle and criminal law.
- Pilots airplane to maintain order, respond to emergencies, to enforce traffic and criminal laws, and apprehend criminals.
- Informs ground personnel of traffic congestion or unsafe driving conditions to ensure traffic flow and reduce incidence of accidents.
- Investigates traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if crime were committed.
- Reviews facts to determine if criminal act or statute violation involved.
- Arrests perpetrator of criminal act or submits citation or warning to violator of motor vehicle ordinance.
- Informs ground personnel where to re-route traffic in case of emergencies.
- Records facts, photographs and diagrams crime or accident scene, and interviews witnesses to gather information for possible use in legal action or safety programs.
- Renders aid to accident victims and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries.
- Testifies in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases.
- Expedites processing of prisoners, prepares and maintains records of prisoner bookings, and maintains record of prisoner status during booking and pre-trial process.
- Prepares reports to document activities.
- Relays complaint and emergency request information to appropriate agency dispatcher.
- Evaluates complaint and emergency request information to determine response requirements.
- Serves subpoenas and summonses.