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.

National Wages and Employment Info

Median Wages (2008): $24.72 hourly, $51,410 annual.
Employment (2008): 633,710 employees