police officer
by.Mason Berden
Nature of work
- Duty's you may have to do
- Patrolling
- You may arrests people.
- Might have to get in car chases.
- You have to do paper work after you arrest people.
- Keep the peace.
The places you may work
- In a police car.
- In a office
- On a bike
- On a laptop in a doughnut shop
- At home
How much education do you need
Of agencies requires a two-year or four-year college degree. At the federal level, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's police officers, as well as its special agents, must own a four-year college degree.
Training
Officers from several different jurisdictions. Training covers field-training topics, such as first aid, driving and firearms, and classroom topics, such as relevant laws and police ethics.
How much you get paid
Average Salary
Police officers reported an average yearly salary of $56,260, or $27.05 an hour, as of 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This works out to average weekly pay of about $1,082. Their median salary was $54,230, or about $1,043 a week.
Pay by Employer
State police reported the highest earnings in 2011, averaging $60,650, or about $1,166 a week. By comparison, police officers employed by local governments reported an average of $1,080 a week, and federal police officers earned an average of $994 a week. Officers employed by colleges and universities tended to earn the least, averaging $913 a week. Those working for junior colleges averaged $845 a week.
How much you get paid in Michigan
- How much does a Police Patrol Officer make in Michigan? In Detroit, Michigan the median Police Patrol Officer salary is $52,935 with a range usually between $44,088-$62,467. However, within Michigan there is a lot of variation in Police Patrol Officer salaries from town to town. These variations can be caused by a wide range of factors including population and general competitiveness in the market. Below is a map displaying a few key cities in Michigan and surrounding states, click on any one to find Police Patrol Officer Salaries for that area.