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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.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

Public Safety and SecurityLaw and GovernmentCustomer and Personal ServiceActive ListeningEnglish LanguagePsychologySocial PerceptivenessActive Learning

  1. Detectives and Criminal Investigators

    Close match

    ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

    Law and Government, Active Listening, Public Safety and Security, Speaking, Customer and Personal Service, Critical Thinking

    ＋ Skills often needed to add

    Complex Problem SolvingWriting

    19 live listings on JOBUS in California

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  2. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

    Close match

    ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

    Public Safety and Security, Law and Government, Customer and Personal Service, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension

    ＋ Skills often needed to add

    MonitoringManagement of Personnel ResourcesAdministration and ManagementInstructingPersuasion

    12 live listings on JOBUS in California

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  3. Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

    Good match

    ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

    Law and Government, Public Safety and Security, English Language, Psychology, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking

    ＋ Skills often needed to add

    Therapy and CounselingWritingComplex Problem SolvingMonitoringSociology and Anthropology

    3 live listings on JOBUS in California

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  4. Correctional Officers and Jailers

    Good match

    ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

    Public Safety and Security, English Language, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Law and Government

    ＋ Skills often needed to add

    MonitoringAdministration and ManagementComputers and ElectronicsPersuasion

    3 live listings on JOBUS in California

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  5. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

    Good match

    ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

    Public Safety and Security, Law and Government, Psychology, English Language, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness

    ＋ Skills often needed to add

    Administration and ManagementMonitoringManagement of Personnel ResourcesAdministrativeComputers and Electronics

    5 live listings on JOBUS in California

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.