Police Officer

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Police Officer

• By Z.T. Hofmann

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Nature of the work

• People depend on police to protect there lives
  and property.
• Uniformed police officers have laws and duties
  they have to obey by.
• Like maintaining regular patrols and responding
  to calls for service.

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Working conditions

• Police officers work can be dangerous and very
  stressful in many ways.
• Uniformed officers are usually scheduled to work
  40-hours week and being paid overtime is common.
• Police officers are required to work any time
  there services are needed

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Employment

• Police officers held about 842,000 jobs in 2004.
• State police agencies employed about 12 and
  various Federal agencies employed about 6
  percent.

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Job Outlook

• Law enforcement work is attractive to many
  because the job is challenging and involves much
  personal responsibility.
• Furthermore, law enforcement officers in many
  agencies may retire with a pension after 25 or 30
  years of service, allowing them to have a second
  career while still in their 40s or 50s.

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Earnings

• Police officers had median annual earnings of
  45,210 in
• May 2004
• This is earnings for
• the different ranks in
• the police officer.

Police chief 72,924 92,983
Deputy chief 61,110 76,994
Police captain 60,908 75,497
Police lieutenant 56,115 67,580
Police sergeant 49,895 59,454
Police corporal 41,793 51,661
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Work cited

• "Police and Detectives." Occupational Outlook
  Handbook. 04 Aug 2006. U.S. Department of Labor.
  26 Sep 2006 lthttp//www.bls.gov/oco/home.htmgt.

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