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. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Fargo ND-MN MSA490184$31.52/hr$0.50/hr$24.47/hr$27.42/hr$30.82/hr$35.68/hr$39.89/hr
Minnesota 9,820304$35.16/hr$0.49/hr$23.26/hr$28.82/hr$35.65/hr$42.02/hr$48.23/hr
U S 665,2803,326$33.08/hr$0.23/hr$18.09/hr$23.10/hr$30.90/hr$41.33/hr$51.50/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Police and Sheriff?s Patrol Officers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration480$30.90/hr
Other Regional Data For Police and Sheriff?s Patrol Officers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 6,190 $38.99/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 1,060 $28.70/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 570 $27.20/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 540 $31.86/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 530 $30.79/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 490 $30.82/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 340 $33.77/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 290 $32.79/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 180 $31.36/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 170 $34.65/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 170 $27.23/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 150 $28.74/hr N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer3,130$23.82/hrN/A
Security Guards560$14.41/hrN/A
Detectives and Criminal Investigators60$40.39/hrN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention WorkersN/AN/AN/A
Fire Inspectors and InvestigatorsN/AN/AN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/AN/AN/A
BailiffsN/AN/AN/A
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention SpecialistsN/AN/AN/A
Correctional Officers and JailersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Police and Sheriff?s Patrol Officers