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A Police Officer is a warranted law employee of a police force. Their role is to apprehend suspects and prevent, detect, and report on crime. Their responsibilites are the protection and assistance to the general public, the maintenance of public order, and training for special duties, such as counter-terrorism, surveillance, child protection, VIP protection, civil law enforcement, and investigation techniques into major crime including fraud, rape, murder, and drug trafficking.

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Avg Pay: $54K
Jobs: 6,028
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Avg Pay: $61K
Jobs: 3,575

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  • Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice
    The number of occurrences matches with Police Officer in our database.
    Avg. Duration:47 monthsAvg. Fees:$26,899Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Associate Degree in Criminal Justice
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    Avg. Duration:20 monthsAvg. Fees:$20,220Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Criminal Justice
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    Avg. Duration:47 monthsAvg. Fees:$26,899Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Sociology
    The number of occurrences matches with Police Officer in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$32,057Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Police Officer and Other Important Info

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8.7 years
$58K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
3.37 years
Experienced
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
3
1368 out of 4016

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