Law Enforcement Supervisors Job Overview
Law enforcement supervisors oversee the activities of police personnel. They make sure police personnel properly and efficiently perform their duties in accordance with orders, procedures, and laws. A police supervisor also assigns duties to station personnel. Law enforcement supervisors employed in large cities usually specialize in departmental assignments and specific duties.
Law Enforcement Supervisors Schools and Degrees
Courses in law enforcement are helpful for the occupation. Useful courses include crime prevention, criminology, sociology, juvenile delinquency, criminal justice, social work, and public relations.
Job Requirements
Police departments typically require police supervisors to have a high school diploma and some require police supervisors to have an associate or bachelor's degree or have at least completed some college courses. Some states require a license for the occupation.
Nature of Work
- Develop schedules and delegate work
- Review new techniques of police work with staff members
- Investigate charges of neglect of duty or inefficiency against personnel and take disciplinary action if needed
- Ensure appropriate preparation and transmittal of reports
Law Enforcement Supervisors Jobs and Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected the employment of police officers and detectives will grow 11% between 2006 and 2016 which is about as fast as average for all occupations. The growth of law enforcement supervisor positions is correlated to the growth of police officer employment.
The major employers of law enforcement supervisors are shown below:
- City governments
- County governments
In 2008 the median annual earnings for first-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives was $75,490. Job Numbers and Growth The official count of law enforcement supervisors in 2008 was 93,000. Workers have recently faced a very low level of unemployment. The unemployment rate for employees? About 2% recently. Area Job Conditions You'll see a lot of employees in Alexandria (Louisiana), Yuma (Arizona), and Jefferson City (Missouri), and comparatively fewer in Dallas (Texas), Fort Worth (Texas), and Houston (Texas). Wages for Law enforcement supervisors are highest in San Jose (California), Nassau (New York), and Santa Barbara (California), and lowest in Goldsboro (North Carolina), South Bend (Indiana), and Monroe (Louisiana). Training and Education Workers normally have work experience in a related occupation before landing a job. Degrees are held by 33% of current employees. Post-secondary schooling was enough for 49% of law enforcement supervisors. Education topped out at high school for 18% of workers. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment Part-time work suffices for 1% of law enforcement supervisors.
Law Enforcement Supervisors by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Birmingham | $63,000 | 250 | -14% | | Decatur | $55,000 | 50 | +87% | | Huntsville | $60,000 | 70 | -38% | | Montgomery | $64,000 | 90 | -2% | | Tuscaloosa | $57,000 | 40 | -14% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $85,000 | 120 | +38% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Flagstaff | $80,000 | 60 | +120% | | Kingman | $79,000 | 60 | +138% | | Phoenix | $82,000 | 1,730 | +64% | | Prescott | $75,000 | 30 | -4% | | Tucson | $80,000 | 280 | +37% | | Yuma | $67,000 | 210 | +595% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $54,000 | 110 | +2% | | Fort Smith | $53,000 | 40 | -36% | | Little Rock | $60,000 | 210 | +12% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bakersfield | $95,000 | 70 | -52% | | Chico | $86,000 | 50 | +42% | | El Centro | $79,000 | 130 | +418% | | Fresno | $84,000 | 180 | -2% | | Modesto | $97,000 | 40 | -55% | | Oakland | $112,000 | 560 | -4% | | Riverside | $108,000 | 300 | -58% | | Sacramento | $93,000 | 750 | +50% | | San Diego | $90,000 | 790 | +5% | | San Francisco | $114,000 | 280 | -50% | | San Jose | $124,000 | 190 | -63% | | San Luis Obispo | $106,000 | 30 | -42% | | Santa Ana | $111,000 | 490 | -43% | | Santa Barbara | $116,000 | 50 | -45% | | Santa Cruz | $109,000 | 60 | +33% | | Stockton | | 130 | +12% | | Vallejo | $104,000 | 80 | +24% | | Visalia | $75,000 | 90 | +26% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boulder | $103,000 | 30 | -65% | | Colorado Springs | $86,000 | 90 | -35% | | Denver | $94,000 | 440 | -38% | | Greeley | $82,000 | 70 | +84% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $82,000 | 420 | +72% | | Danbury | $76,000 | 50 | +39% | | Hartford | $81,000 | 580 | +78% | | New Haven | $82,000 | 310 | +101% | | Norwich | $77,000 | 110 | +67% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Dover | $93,000 | 60 | +122% | | Wilmington | $81,000 | 170 | -7% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $100,000 | 1,430 | +9% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cape Coral | $85,000 | 90 | -21% | | Deltona | $77,000 | 60 | -28% | | Fort Lauderdale | $99,000 | 250 | -39% | | Fort Walton Beach | $68,000 | 30 | -22% | | Gainesville | | 60 | -1% | | Lakeland | $68,000 | 80 | -24% | | Miami | $100,000 | 430 | -23% | | Naples | $85,000 | 40 | -37% | | Orlando | $79,000 | 350 | -41% | | Palm Bay | $74,000 | 90 | -16% | | Panama City | $64,000 | 40 | +15% | | Pensacola | $76,000 | 90 | +13% | | Port St Lucie | $85,000 | 60 | -11% | | Sarasota | $87,000 | 60 | -58% | | Sebastian | $86,000 | 40 | +70% | | Tallahassee | $75,000 | 230 | +163% | | Tampa | $84,000 | 290 | -58% | | West Palm Beach | $90,000 | 200 | -34% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $53,000 | 60 | +97% | | Athens | $53,000 | 130 | +240% | | Atlanta | $61,000 | 1,660 | +24% | | Augusta | $52,000 | 120 | +7% | | Dalton | $49,000 | 40 | +2% | | Gainesville | $51,000 | 70 | +97% | | Macon | $61,000 | 70 | +35% | | Savannah | $61,000 | 200 | +150% | | Warner Robins | $56,000 | 50 | +105% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $90,000 | 160 | +8% | | Coeur Dalene | $54,000 | 60 | +121% | | Pocatello | $57,000 | 40 | +185% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Champaign | $76,000 | 110 | +126% | | Chicago | $93,000 | 3,530 | +63% | | Kankakee | $97,000 | 40 | +124% | | Peoria | $80,000 | 110 | +20% | | Rockford | $89,000 | 80 | -2% | | Springfield | $93,000 | 180 | +234% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Evansville | $63,000 | 70 | -25% | | Gary | $60,000 | 130 | -15% | | Indianapolis | $64,000 | 630 | +25% | | South Bend | $51,000 | 50 | -31% | | Terre Haute | $54,000 | 30 | -15% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ames | $59,000 | 40 | +121% | | Davenport | $78,000 | 100 | +1% | | Des Moines | $77,000 | 200 | +10% | | Iowa City | $66,000 | 70 | +92% | | Sioux City | $63,000 | 70 | +94% | | Waterloo | $65,000 | 40 | -9% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lawrence | $76,000 | 50 | +128% | | Topeka | $61,000 | 140 | +142% | | Wichita | $63,000 | 280 | +66% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bowling Green | $56,000 | 40 | +40% | | Elizabethtown | $58,000 | 40 | +91% | | Lexington | $65,000 | 180 | +35% | | Louisville | $61,000 | 390 | +13% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Alexandria | $47,000 | 250 | +740% | | Baton Rouge | $54,000 | 190 | -7% | | Lafayette | $58,000 | 120 | +55% | | Lake Charles | $49,000 | 70 | +57% | | Monroe | $43,000 | 80 | +100% | | New Orleans | $66,000 | 670 | +135% | | Shreveport | $56,000 | 330 | +248% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bangor | $61,000 | 40 | +25% | | Portland | $64,000 | 100 | -9% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $82,000 | 1,530 | +108% | | Bethesda | $91,000 | 200 | -38% | | Hagerstown | $69,000 | 70 | +36% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Barnstable Town | $82,000 | 100 | +91% | | Boston | $82,000 | 1,210 | +24% | | Brockton | $79,000 | 130 | +183% | | Framingham | $85,000 | 240 | +175% | | Haverhill | $71,000 | 60 | +52% | | Leominster | $72,000 | 50 | +104% | | Lowell | $74,000 | 120 | +87% | | New Bedford | $90,000 | 40 | +23% | | Springfield | $80,000 | 220 | +33% | | Taunton | $69,000 | 30 | +33% | | Worcester | $75,000 | 200 | +47% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ann Arbor | $85,000 | 70 | -22% | | Battle Creek | $60,000 | 50 | +110% | | Flint | $64,000 | 180 | +147% | | Grand Rapids | $77,000 | 160 | -24% | | Jackson | $63,000 | 40 | +56% | | Kalamazoo | $78,000 | 80 | +10% | | Lansing | $71,000 | 230 | +120% | | Niles | $54,000 | 40 | +29% | | Saginaw | $71,000 | 40 | +3% | | Warren | $79,000 | 580 | -11% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $65,000 | 120 | +78% | | Minneapolis | $78,000 | 1,090 | +8% | | St Cloud | $65,000 | 50 | -6% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Gulfport | $56,000 | 70 | +23% | | Jackson | $55,000 | 90 | -35% | | Pascagoula | $53,000 | 30 | +31% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Jefferson City | $68,000 | 180 | +419% | | Joplin | $56,000 | 60 | +46% | | Kansas City | $74,000 | 810 | +39% | | Springfield | $66,000 | 80 | -25% | | St Joseph | | 50 | +104% | | St Louis | $72,000 | 720 | -6% |
Montana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Billings | $64,000 | 40 | -3% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | | 60 | -32% | | Omaha | $75,000 | 150 | -42% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Las Vegas | $96,000 | 540 | +4% | | Reno | $82,000 | 160 | +42% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $85,000 | 40 | -27% | | Nashua | $72,000 | 70 | -5% | | Rochester | $69,000 | 40 | +42% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Atlantic City | $102,000 | 140 | +77% | | Camden | $89,000 | 370 | +25% | | Edison | $110,000 | 740 | +27% | | Newark | $99,000 | 890 | +56% | | Ocean City | $104,000 | 80 | +302% | | Trenton | $105,000 | 280 | +139% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $61,000 | 160 | -26% | | Farmington | $63,000 | 40 | +55% | | Las Cruces | $69,000 | 110 | +259% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $65,000 | 870 | +256% | | Binghamton | $62,000 | 110 | +98% | | Buffalo | $78,000 | 460 | +53% | | Elmira | | 30 | +80% | | Glens Falls | $59,000 | 30 | +16% | | Ithaca | $69,000 | 50 | +145% | | Kingston | $68,000 | 70 | +136% | | Nassau | $118,000 | 1,380 | +95% | | Poughkeepsie | $77,000 | 230 | +76% | | Rochester | $72,000 | 360 | +28% | | Syracuse | $61,000 | 250 | +46% | | Utica | $60,000 | 160 | +137% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Asheville | $54,000 | 150 | +56% | | Burlington | $48,000 | 80 | +173% | | Charlotte | $65,000 | 890 | +78% | | Durham | $60,000 | 170 | +13% | | Fayetteville | $55,000 | 210 | +226% | | Goldsboro | $46,000 | 30 | +68% | | Greensboro | $66,000 | 270 | +31% | | Greenville | $58,000 | 60 | +66% | | Hickory | $49,000 | 130 | +48% | | Jacksonville | $59,000 | 40 | +106% | | Raleigh | $68,000 | 360 | +26% | | Rocky Mount | $56,000 | 40 | +38% | | Wilmington | $56,000 | 170 | +120% | | Winston Salem | | 160 | +36% |
North Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fargo | $69,000 | 40 | -34% | | Grand Forks | $69,000 | 60 | +155% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $66,000 | 220 | +18% | | Canton | $61,000 | 150 | +60% | | Cincinnati | $74,000 | 470 | -20% | | Cleveland | $72,000 | 1,030 | +72% | | Columbus | $79,000 | 770 | +46% | | Dayton | $72,000 | 180 | -17% | | Lima | $56,000 | 40 | +56% | | Toledo | $55,000 | 220 | +27% | | Youngstown | $63,000 | 200 | +56% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oklahoma City | $64,000 | 490 | +54% | | Tulsa | $65,000 | 260 | +7% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bend | $86,000 | 50 | +45% | | Corvallis | $66,000 | 40 | +178% | | Eugene | $76,000 | 110 | +38% | | Medford | $78,000 | 60 | +38% | | Portland | $79,000 | 610 | +4% | | Salem | $80,000 | 150 | +86% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $73,000 | 170 | -9% | | Altoona | $64,000 | 60 | +102% | | Erie | $79,000 | 80 | +20% | | Harrisburg | $83,000 | 360 | +105% | | Lancaster | $77,000 | 130 | +1% | | Lebanon | $63,000 | 40 | +79% | | Philadelphia | $82,000 | 1,060 | -1% | | Pittsburgh | $71,000 | 540 | -16% | | Reading | $70,000 | 90 | +2% | | Scranton | $67,000 | 210 | +48% | | State College | $64,000 | 40 | +44% | | Williamsport | $72,000 | 50 | +101% | | York | $74,000 | 60 | -38% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | $72,000 | 520 | +64% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $67,000 | 110 | -32% | | Columbia | $60,000 | 100 | -49% | | Greenville | $55,000 | 150 | -11% | | Myrtle Beach | $52,000 | 90 | +44% | | Spartanburg | $50,000 | 110 | +69% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $58,000 | 80 | -37% | | Clarksville | $51,000 | 50 | +31% | | Kingsport | $59,000 | 70 | +16% | | Knoxville | $56,000 | 210 | +13% | | Memphis | $63,000 | 130 | -63% | | Nashville | $69,000 | 360 | -16% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Austin | $68,000 | 210 | -51% | | Beaumont | $70,000 | 40 | -53% | | Brownsville | $74,000 | 130 | +99% | | Corpus Christi | $84,000 | 100 | +5% | | Dallas | $82,000 | 350 | -71% | | El Paso | $78,000 | 200 | +38% | | Fort Worth | $83,000 | 130 | -73% | | Houston | $81,000 | 310 | -79% | | Killeen | $55,000 | 40 | -36% | | Laredo | $75,000 | 160 | +278% | | Mcallen | $73,000 | 140 | +17% | | San Antonio | $70,000 | 140 | -70% | | Wichita Falls | $60,000 | 30 | +5% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ogden | $69,000 | 150 | +38% | | Provo | $70,000 | 120 | +35% | | Salt Lake City | $65,000 | 480 | +36% | | St George | $68,000 | 50 | +112% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $79,000 | 40 | -31% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Blacksburg | $57,000 | 60 | +98% | | Lynchburg | $72,000 | 70 | +34% | | Richmond | $73,000 | 620 | +84% | | Roanoke | $79,000 | 60 | -29% | | Virginia Beach | $78,000 | 290 | -32% | | Winchester | $60,000 | 50 | +94% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bellingham | $82,000 | 70 | +72% | | Bremerton | $84,000 | 40 | -6% | | Kennewick | $82,000 | 40 | -13% | | Longview | $77,000 | 40 | +162% | | Olympia | $88,000 | 90 | +86% | | Seattle | $92,000 | 700 | -14% | | Spokane | $80,000 | 140 | +23% | | Tacoma | $83,000 | 180 | +21% | | Yakima | $83,000 | 60 | +47% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $57,000 | 50 | -35% | | Huntington | $52,000 | 40 | -33% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Appleton | $72,000 | 40 | -33% | | Eau Claire | $66,000 | 40 | +2% | | Green Bay | $66,000 | 50 | -44% | | Madison | $76,000 | 170 | -8% | | Milwaukee | $77,000 | 410 | -14% | | Oshkosh | $66,000 | 50 | +16% | | Racine | | 60 | +53% | | Wausau | $68,000 | 50 | +48% |
Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this law enforcement supervisor schools and jobs info.
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