Want to become a police officer?

Are you thinking of becoming a police officer? Find out if police officer is the right job for you. Get answers to the following questions: What does a police officer do? What personality traits do police officers have? Will robots replace police officers? How much does a police officer earn and is it a job in high demand?

Want to know what personality traits you have and if the job of police officer fits your personality? Take the free career aptitude test.

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What does a police officer do?

As a police officer, you carry out the following tasks; patrolling, acting and responding to reports to enforce laws and regulations, regulate traffic, channel crowds, prevent crime and arrest offenders. As a police officer, you have a diverse job. You generally spend a lot of time on the streets, you meet lots of different people and encounter lots of different situations, and you tell people what to do. Finally, you are an enforcer of the law and well informed of what is and isn't allowed.

 

What personality traits do police officers have?

There are two characteristics many police officers have in common. Police officers are full of initiative (score highly in the ENTERPRISING category) and prefer manual labour (score highly in the REALISTIC category). Do you have the same personality? Perhaps the profession of police officer would suit you.

Curious which professions are characterised by the same two personality traits as police officers? Go to the career choice profiles. Here you can find professions with the same profile. But you can also find professions with other characteristics. Which professions do you like and which professions don’t appeal?

 

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Will robots replace police officers?

Many jobs will be replaced by robots. How robot-proof are police officers? The chances of robotisation of a police officer’s activities amount to 10%. This means that there is a LOW CHANCE that the tasks and activities performed by police officers will be taken over by robots and smart software within the next 20 years.

 

Police Officer Vacancies and Salary

Want to find out what you can expect from your next career move as a police officer? How much does a police officer earn and is it a job in high demand? You can find out the average annual salary and current vacancies at Adzuna. Adzuna collects all the vacancies for police officers in one place and has the largest collection of live salary data.

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