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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 5,410243$39.26/hr$0.57/hr$28.14/hr$34.28/hr$40.09/hr$46.21/hr$50.05/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 Administration5,300$40.04/hr
Other Regional Data For Police and Sheriff?s Patrol Officers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 5,410 $40.09/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 720 $31.89/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 650 $32.75/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 630 $32.09/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 560 $29.39/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 400 $29.66/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 390 $30.62/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 310 $28.87/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 250 $27.88/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 240 $28.17/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 240 $28.48/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 200 $23.44/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 190 $29.20/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer15,600$25.16/hrN/A
Security Guards8,490$17.01/hrN/A
Correctional Officers and Jailers1,770$27.10/hrN/A
Detectives and Criminal Investigators960$39.41/hrN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers530$37.62/hrN/A
Fire Inspectors and Investigators100$36.48/hrN/A
BailiffsN/AN/AN/A
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsN/AN/AN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/A$81.00/hrN/A
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention SpecialistsN/AN/AN/A
Fish and Game WardensN/AN/AN/A
Transit and Railroad PoliceN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Police and Sheriff?s Patrol Officers