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
Northwest Minnesota 1,32073$29.01/hr$0.41/hr$21.27/hr$24.92/hr$28.99/hr$33.23/hr$37.75/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 Administration1,320$28.97/hr
Other Regional Data For Police and Sheriff?s Patrol Officers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 5,410 $40.09/hr 4.6%
Northwest Minnesota 1,320 $28.99/hr 6.2%
Central Minnesota 1,280 $31.34/hr 6.7%
Southwest Minnesota 870 $28.21/hr 4.6%
Southeast Minnesota 720 $31.89/hr 5.0%
Northeast Minnesota 630 $32.09/hr 4.1%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer2,800$22.03/hr5.0%
Correctional Officers and Jailers560$22.19/hr-3.8%
Security Guards270$15.62/hr-0.6%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators140$37.17/hr6.3%
Bailiffs50$23.92/hr5.6%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers50$31.43/hr5.7%
Fire Inspectors and InvestigatorsN/AN/AN/A
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsN/AN/AN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/AN/A3.6%
Fish and Game WardensN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Police and Sheriff?s Patrol Officers