Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

33-3051 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

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.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
661,330	0.5 %	$31.44	$65,400	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$17.19	$21.99	$29.51	$39.29	$48.86
Annual Wage (2)	$35,750	$45,740	$61,380	$81,730	$101,620

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	562,570	10.26	$31.35	$65,210
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	60,850	2.79	$35.03	$72,850
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	14,740	0.48	$26.70	$55,530
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	12,400	0.62	$27.95	$58,130
Elementary and Secondary Schools	4,710	0.06	$26.59	$55,310

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	562,570	10.26	$31.35	$65,210
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	60,850	2.79	$35.03	$72,850
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	12,400	0.62	$27.95	$58,130
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	14,740	0.48	$26.70	$55,530
Junior Colleges	3,240	0.45	$25.59	$53,230

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	60,850	2.79	$35.03	$72,850
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	562,570	10.26	$31.35	$65,210
Support Activities for Air Transportation	220	0.10	$30.10	$62,610
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	1,660	0.03	$28.99	$60,300
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	12,400	0.62	$27.95	$58,130

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	72,680	4.27	0.94	$48.74	$101,380
Texas	60,260	4.97	1.09	$29.74	$61,870
New York	53,560	5.71	1.25	$35.99	$74,860
Florida	37,650	4.37	0.96	$28.66	$59,610
Illinois	30,370	5.07	1.11	$36.40	$75,720

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	5,450	7.65	1.67	$36.03	$74,940
Mississippi	7,520	6.69	1.46	$17.09	$35,550
Louisiana	11,810	6.17	1.35	$19.98	$41,550
Alabama	11,410	5.87	1.28	$22.08	$45,930
New York	53,560	5.71	1.25	$35.99	$74,860

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	72,680	4.27	0.94	$48.74	$101,380
Alaska	1,070	3.40	0.74	$42.32	$88,030
New Jersey	19,950	4.93	1.08	$40.25	$83,720
Washington	9,670	2.97	0.65	$37.34	$77,670
Illinois	30,370	5.07	1.11	$36.40	$75,720

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	54,670	5.76	1.26	$38.30	$79,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	30,190	4.93	1.08	$50.11	$104,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	24,460	5.27	1.15	$38.24	$79,540
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	15,950	5.09	1.11	$34.61	$72,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	15,170	5.09	1.11	$30.53	$63,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	14,840	4.16	0.91	$33.41	$69,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	14,000	4.92	1.08	$34.43	$71,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	12,500	4.83	1.06	$34.40	$71,550
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	12,100	4.51	0.99	$22.35	$46,480
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	11,760	4.26	0.93	$34.87	$72,520