Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
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.
Employment and Job Openings
| Employment | Average Annual Openings | |||||
| 2018 Estimate | 2028 Projection | Percent Change | Labor Force Exits | Occupation Transfers | Total | |
| Alaska | 1283 | 1242 | -3.2 | 30 | 58 | 84 | United States | 687100 | 721600 | 0.0 | 16900 | 32500 | 52900 |
Job Outlook for Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with high employment opportunities.
2020 Wages
| Mean Wage | Wage by Percentile | |||||
| Mean | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | |
| United States | 33.66 | 18.47 | 23.54 | 31.51 | 41.77 | 52.42 |
| Alaska | 42.37 | 18.02 | 31.85 | 41.30 | 55.04 | 62.81 |
| Anchorage/Mat-Su Area | 46.36 | 31.71 | 36.78 | 45.00 | 57.52 | 63.02 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 43.03 | 29.22 | 31.73 | 43.06 | 51.15 | 59.27 |
| Balance of State | 38.09 | 14.16 | 19.81 | 36.98 | 49.36 | 63.20 |
* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.