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.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 9,820 | 304 | $35.16/hr | $0.49/hr | $23.26/hr | $28.82/hr | $35.65/hr | $42.02/hr | $48.23/hr |
| U S | 665,280 | 3,326 | $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. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 35,150 | $23.84/hr | 2.3% |
| Security Guards | 10,890 | $16.81/hr | 0.9% |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 4,860 | $25.45/hr | -0.3% |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 1,390 | $37.72/hr | 1.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 680 | $37.13/hr | 1.7% |
| Bailiffs | 160 | $25.29/hr | 1.1% |
| Fish and Game Wardens | 140 | $35.41/hr | N/A |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 120 | $36.34/hr | N/A |
| Private Detectives and Investigators | N/A | N/A | 0.5% |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | N/A | $38.80/hr | 4.6% |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transit and Railroad Police | N/A | $36.46/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.
