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Police and Detectives

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Significant Points

  • Police and detective work can be dangerous and stressful.
  • Competition should remain keen for higher paying jobs with State and Federal agencies and police departments in affluent areas; opportunities will be better in local and special police departments that offer relatively low salaries or in urban communities where the crime rate is relatively high.
  • Applicants with college training in police science or military police experience should have the best opportunities.

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First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives: (Area) (Industry)
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Police and sheriff's patrol officers: (Area) (Industry)
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Also see Police and detectives in the 2004-05 Occupational Outlook Handbook
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