Vocational Programs for Police Officers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $76,550 and $37 per hour. 8 vocational programs could be taken for the Police Officers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 648,670 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Police Officers is $12,896. The average length of the programs is 298 hours and the average completion time is 15.04 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Police Officers Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Police Officers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Police Officers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	6	$19,459	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	15	$27,990	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	517	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Security and Loss Prevention Services	36	$19,900	-	36 Hours	9.00 Months
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	8	$13,519	-	-	-
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations	1	-	-	-	-
Protective Services Operations	5	$11,665	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	12	$20,597	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Police Officers Career

The following 78 occupations are related to Police Officers.

Related Occupations toPolice Officers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Financial Risk Specialists	55,290	$118,950	$57
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50,250	$65,370	$31
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Information Security Analysts	175K	$124,740	$60
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	17,100	$75,740	$36
Biological Scientists, All Other	61,220	$99,060	$48
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Foresters	9,450	$70,680	$34
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Political Scientists	5,580	$132,020	$63
Social Science Research Assistants	30,890	$62,370	$30
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Forensic Science Technicians	17,520	$71,540	$34
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Rehabilitation Counselors	84,750	$48,430	$23
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	352K	$59,190	$28
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	85,870	$67,880	$33
Lawyers	731K	$176,470	$85
Judicial Law Clerks	14,680	$64,880	$31
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	14,670	$119,940	$58
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	7,060	$95,370	$46
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	24,470	$139,000	$67
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	355K	$66,460	$32
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1,260	$102,230	$0
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	13,390	$83,470	$0
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	12,390	$71,040	$34
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
Psychiatric Aides	32,310	$41,000	$20
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	52,280	$76,840	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	14,200	$82,510	$40
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Bailiffs	15,900	$58,460	$28
Correctional Officers and Jailers	351K	$58,810	$28
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Parking Enforcement Workers	7,420	$50,430	$24
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Animal Control Workers	11,600	$48,150	$23
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	90,780	$40,650	$20
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	124K	$31,340	$15
Transportation Security Screeners	47,950	$51,040	$25
Protective Service Workers, All Other	82,500	$47,420	$23
Residential Advisors	88,700	$40,200	$19
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	158K	$48,760	$23
Cargo and Freight Agents	105K	$52,460	$25
Public Safety Telecommunicators	97,820	$52,140	$25
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	206K	$50,830	$24
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	153K	$56,330	$27
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Forest and Conservation Workers	5,750	$36,860	$18
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Air Traffic Controllers	22,310	$136,790	$66
Airfield Operations Specialists	18,320	$62,140	$30
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	185K	$59,860	$29
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	205K	$36,920	$18
Locomotive Engineers	32,390	$75,870	$36
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	46,490	$72,220	$35
Subway and Streetcar Operators	14,860	$77,370	$37
Parking Attendants	118K	$32,700	$16
Traffic Technicians	7,530	$56,680	$27
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40
Passenger Attendants	20,190	$36,780	$18

Schools offering vocational programs for Police Officers

The following 512 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Police Officers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.