Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

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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.

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• Border Guard
• Border Patrol Officer
• Constable
• Cop
• Deputy Sheriff

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Data supplied by: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center