Become a Police Officer

OCCUPATION DESCRIPTION
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.

WAGES
Police Officer is considered a high-wage occupation, with moderate to good possibility for wage advancement with experience.
Hourly $18.28 - $28.30
Yearly $38,041 - $58,892

Source: O*NET online. http://online.onetcenter.org

COLLEGES OFFERING PROGRAMS
For more information contact a Maricopa Community College Career Center.

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