Police Patrol Officers

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.

Employers usually expect an employee in this occupation to be able to do the job after Long-term on-the-job training (> 12 months) .

(SOC Code : 33-3051)