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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. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Tasks
30 tasks28 core, 2 supplemental
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Protective ServiceOne of its 28 occupations
Code
33-3051.00SOC 2018: 33-3051

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28 core tasks and 2 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all

  1. Task 1. Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.Core taskTask 23051Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  2. Task 2. Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations.Core taskTask 23052Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  3. Task 3. Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.Core taskTask 23053Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  4. Task 4. Render aid to accident survivors and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries.Core taskTask 23054Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  5. Task 5. Review facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved.Core taskTask 23056Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  6. Task 6. Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.Core taskTask 23055Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022
  7. Task 7. Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area.Core taskTask 23057Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  8. Task 8. Testify in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases.Core taskTask 23058Rated by 128 people who do the job, August 2022
  9. Task 9. Relay complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatchers.Core taskTask 23061Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  10. Task 10. Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.Core taskTask 23060Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  11. Task 11. Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.Core taskTask 23059Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2022
  12. Task 12. Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.Core taskTask 23065Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022
  13. Task 13. Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.Core taskTask 23072Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2022
  14. Task 14. Photograph or draw diagrams of crime or accident scenes and interview principals and eyewitnesses.Core taskTask 23063Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  15. Task 15. Evaluate complaint and emergency-request information to determine response requirements.Core taskTask 23064Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  16. Task 16. Patrol specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance.Core taskTask 23066Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  17. Task 17. Investigate traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if a crime has been committed.Core taskTask 23067Rated by 128 people who do the job, August 2022
  18. Task 18. Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.Core taskTask 23062Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022
  19. Task 19. Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.Core taskTask 23073Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022
  20. Task 20. Direct traffic flow and reroute traffic in case of emergencies.Core taskTask 23068Rated by 129 people who do the job, August 2022
  21. Task 21. Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.Core taskTask 23071Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2022
  22. Task 22. Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.Core taskTask 23069Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022
  23. Task 23. Place people in protective custody.Core taskTask 23079Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2022
  24. Task 24. Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.Core taskTask 23070Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022
  25. Task 25. Inform citizens of community services and recommend options to facilitate longer-term problem resolution.Core taskTask 23074Rated by 128 people who do the job, August 2022
  26. Task 26. Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.Core taskTask 23075Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022
  27. Task 27. Provide road information to assist motorists.Core taskTask 23076Rated by 128 people who do the job, August 2022
  28. Task 28. Conduct community programs for all ages concerning topics such as drugs and violence.Core taskTask 23080Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022
  29. Task 29. Process prisoners, and prepare and maintain records of prisoner bookings and prisoner status during booking and pre-trial process.Supplemental taskTask 23077Rated by 127 people who do the job, August 2022
  30. Task 30. Supervise law enforcement staff, such as jail staff, officers, and deputy sheriffs.Supplemental taskTask 23078Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2022

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    O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 33-3051
  3. License
    CC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
  4. Changed by us
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