Occupational Employment Statistics
33-3051 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
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.
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Minnesota
| 9,160 | 247 | $41.97/hr | $29.91/hr | $37.34/hr | $41.10/hr | $48.52/hr | $52.33/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 130 | $51.40/hr |
| Public Administration | 9,030 | $40.62/hr |
- Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.
- Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.
- Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area.
- Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
- Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.
- Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.
- Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
- Process prisoners, and prepare and maintain records of prisoner bookings and prisoner status during booking and pre-trial process.
- Relay complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatchers.
- Patrol specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance.