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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers - 33-3051.00

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O*NET-SOC Description

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Deputy
  • Deputy Sheriff
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Patrol Deputy
  • Patrol Officer
  • Peace Officer
  • Police Officer
  • Police Patrol Officer
  • Public Safety Officer
  • State Trooper

SOC Occupation Groups

33-0000 Protective Service Occupations
33-3000 Law Enforcement Workers
33-3050 Police Officers
33-3051.00 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

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Tasks

  • Conduct community programs for all ages concerning topics such as drugs and violence.
  • Direct traffic flow and reroute traffic in case of emergencies.
  • Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  • Evaluate complaint and emergency-request information to determine response requirements.
  • Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  • Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
  • Inform citizens of community services and recommend options to facilitate longer-term problem resolution.
  • Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  • Investigate traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if a crime has been committed.
  • Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  • Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.
  • Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area.
  • Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  • Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  • Patrol specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance.
  • Photograph or draw diagrams of crime or accident scenes and interview principals and eyewitnesses.
  • Place people in protective custody.
  • Process prisoners, and prepare and maintain records of prisoner bookings and prisoner status during booking and pre-trial process.
  • Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations.
  • Provide road information to assist motorists.
  • Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  • Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.
  • Relay complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatchers.
  • Render aid to accident victims and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries.
  • Review facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved.
  • Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  • Supervise law enforcement staff, such as jail staff, officers, and deputy sheriffs.
  • Testify in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases.
  • Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  • Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Administer first aid.
  • Apprehend criminal suspects.
  • Assist motorists or pedestrians.
  • Communicate health and wellness information to the public.
  • Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel.
  • Confiscate prohibited or dangerous items.
  • Detain suspects or witnesses.
  • Determine operational procedures.
  • Direct law enforcement activities.
  • Direct vehicle traffic.
  • Escort prisoners to courtrooms, prisons, or other facilities.
  • Guard facilities.
  • Inform the public about policies, services or procedures.
  • Interview people to gather information about criminal activities.
  • Interview people to obtain information about actions or status of individuals.
  • Investigate accidents to determine causes.
  • Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  • Investigate legal issues.
  • Locate suspicious objects or vehicles.
  • Maintain operational records.
  • Maintain public order or security.
  • Maintain surveillance of individuals or establishments.
  • Monitor access or flow of people to prevent problems.
  • Patrol properties to maintain safety.
  • Prepare investigation or incident reports.
  • Present social services program information to the public.
  • Recommend improvements to increase safety or reduce risks.
  • Record crime or accident scene evidence with video or still cameras.
  • Record information about suspects or criminals.
  • Relay information about incidents or emergencies to personnel using phones or two-way radios.
  • Respond to emergencies to provide assistance.
  • Serve court ordered documents.
  • Testify at legal or legislative proceedings.

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Afloat Security Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Antitank Missile Gunner (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Artillery Unit Leader (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Basic Military Police and Corrections Marine (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Boarding Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Boatswain Specialty (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Camp/Convoy Security Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Cavalry Scout (Army - Enlisted)
  • CID Special Agent (Army - Enlisted)
  • Combat Engineer (Army - Enlisted)
  • Combat Medic Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
  • Conversion NEC MA Master-at-Arms Basic (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Criminal Investigator (Coast Guard - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Criminal Investigator (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Criminal Investigator CID Agent (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Critical Skills Operator (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Dog Handler (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Expeditionary - Maritime Security (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Expeditionary Security Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Field Artillery Cannoneer (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Individual Augmentee/In Lieu Of (IA/ILO) Detainee Operations Interrogator (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Gunner's Mate (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • GWOT IA/ILO Detainee Operations Interrogator (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Harbor Security Patrol Leader (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Indirect Fire Infantryman (Army - Enlisted)
  • Individual Augmentation (IA) Support Assignment Military Police (Law and Order Specialist) (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Individual Augmentation Support Assignment-Military Police (MP) (Law and Order Specialist) (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Infantry Unit Leader (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Infantryman (Army - Enlisted)
  • Intelligence Analyst (Army - Enlisted)
  • Investigations (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Investigator (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Kennel Master (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Law Enforcement and Security Officer, Staff (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Law Enforcement Specialist (LES) (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Operations Chief (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Unit Leader (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Light Armored Reconnaissance Marine (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Machine Gunner (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Marine Corps Security Force (MCSF) Guard (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Marine Safety Specialist Deck (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Marine Safety Specialist Response (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Marine Science Technician (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Maritime Enforcement Specialist (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Master-At-Arms (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Military Police (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Military Police (Army - Enlisted)
  • Military Police (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Military Police Investigator (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Military Police Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Military Working Dog Handler (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Mortarman (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Naval Criminal Investigative Service Operations Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Navy Law Enforcement (LE) Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Navy Law Enforcement Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Nuclear Weapons Security Specialist (NWSS) (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Operations Chief (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Physical Security Specialist (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Physical Security Specialist (PSS) (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Port Security Specialist (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Protective Service Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Rifleman (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Security Forces (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Apprentice (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Apprentice, Combat Arms (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Apprentice, Combat Arms (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Apprentice, Military Working Dog Handler (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Apprentice, Military Working Dog Handler (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Craftsman (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Helper (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Helper, Combat Arms (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Helper, Combat Arms (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Helper, Military Working Dog Handler (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Helper, Military Working Dog Handler (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Journeyman (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Journeyman, Combat Arms (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Journeyman, Combat Arms (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Journeyman, Military Working Dog Handler (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Journeyman, Military Working Dog Handler (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Forces Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Security Support Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Senior Military Police Sergeant (Army - Enlisted)
  • Special Forces Weapons Sergeant (Army - Enlisted)
  • Special Reaction Team (SRT) Member (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Special Reconnaissance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Reconnaissance Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Reconnaissance Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Reconnaissance Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Reconnaissance Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Reconnaissance Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Strategic Asset Security Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Traffic Management and Collision Investigator (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Unit Supply Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
  • Weapons Specialty (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Working Dog Handler (Army - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Master Homeland Security Specialist
  • Police Officer (Alternate Title: Military Police)
  • Protective Service Specialist
  • Security Specialist (Alternate Title: Physical Security Specialist)
  • Working Dog Handler

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Accident-Prevention-Squad Police Officer
  • Border Guard
  • Complaint Evaluation Officer
  • Customs Patrol Officer
  • Deputy Sheriff, Building Guard
  • Deputy Sheriff, Civil Division
  • Deputy Sheriff, Grand Jury
  • Park Ranger
  • Pilot, Highway Patrol
  • Police Inspector II
  • Police Officer I
  • Police Officer, Booking
  • Police Officer, Crime Prevention
  • Police Officer, Safety Instruction
  • Protective Officer
  • Public-Safety Officer
  • Sheriff, Deputy
  • State-Highway Police Officer