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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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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