Police Officer
Taking a bite out of crime
Career information
While you are a police man you will patrol certain parts of a neighborhood you are asigned to. You will also take calls from people to check out certain situations. The average salary of a police officer is $50,241 a year. Generally every town has a police station so if your looking for employment you wont have to look far.
College
at least two years
Police Academy
You must graduate the police academy
Physically Fit
you have to be able to pass the fitness test
Possible growth within the job
If you are a good police officer and earn a good reputation on the streets and within the department you could be promoted to detective and be making as much as $100,000 a year. The police enforcement field is expected to grow from 2010 to 2020 by 7%.