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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Northeast Minnesota 61067$39.02/hr$29.25/hr$33.43/hr$37.99/hr$46.63/hr$51.56/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services120$50.41/hr
Public Administration8,800$40.43/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 160$40.27/hrN/A
Northeast Balance of State 170$35.99/hrN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 250$35.38/hrN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 290$33.03/hrN/A
St Cloud MN MSA 310$37.20/hrN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 370$38.54/hrN/A
Rochester MN MSA 410$37.08/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 490$36.28/hrN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 540$38.00/hrN/A
Southeast Balance of State 550$38.09/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 610$37.99/hr4.1%
Southwest Minnesota 750$37.33/hr4.6%
Southeast Minnesota 840$37.65/hr5.0%
Central Minnesota 970$38.89/hr6.7%
Northwest Balance of State 1,020$37.55/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 1,170$37.40/hr6.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,580$46.99/hr4.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 5,300$46.90/hrN/A
Minnesota 8,920$40.74/hr5.1%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,470$31.62/hr-5.5%
Animal Control Workers 20$31.32/hr7.1%
Protective Service Workers, All Other 570$22.59/hr3.1%


  • 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.