doyle-law+enforcment

__//Job Discription//__//-// //Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.// // __ Education __- **Most Common Educational/Training Level:** Long-term on-the-job training **Related Instructional Programs:** Criminal Justice/Police Science // // Distribution of Educational Attainment //
 * Occupation: ** // // Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
 * //Criminalistics and Criminal Science//
 * ~ // __ Occupation __ // ||||||||||||||~ // Percent of employees aged 25 to 44 in the occupation whose highest level of educational attainment is // ||
 * ^  ||~ // Less than high school diploma // ||~ // High school diploma or equivalent // ||~ // Some college, no degree // ||~ // Associate's degree // ||~ // Bachelor's degree // ||~ // Master's degree // ||~ // Doctoral or professional degree // ||
 * // Police and sheriff's patrol officers // || // 0.9% // || // 16% // || // 33.8% // || // 17.3% // || // 27.1% // || // 4.3% // || // 0.6% // ||
 * // Law Enforcement Workers // || // 2% // || // 24.7% // || // 31.1% // || // 12.9% // || // 24.2% // || // 4.4% // || // 0.7% // ||
 * // Protective Service // || // 4.8% // || // 26.4% // || // 30.3% // || // 12.7% // || // 20.7% // || // 4.4% // || // 0.7% // ||
 * // Total, All Occupations // || // 10.7% // || // 27.6% // || // 20.6% // || // 8.9% // || // 19.4% // || // 8.3% // || // 4.5% // ||

__ //Salary-// __ //State and National Wages// Period // ||||||||||~ // 2008 // ||
 * ~ // Location // ||~ // Pay
 * ^  ||^   ||~ // 10% // ||~ // 25% // ||~ // Median // ||~ // 75% // ||~ // 90% // ||
 * // United States // || // Hourly // || // $14.46 // || // $18.68 // || // $24.72 // || // $31.22 // || // $38.31 // ||
 * ^  || // Yearly // || // $30,100 // || // $38,900 // || // $51,400 // || // $64,900 // || // $79,700 // ||
 * // Georgia // || // Hourly // || // $12.91 // || // $15.01 // || // $17.98 // || // $21.31 // || // $25.16 // ||
 * ^  || // Yearly // || // $26,900 // || // $31,200 // || // $37,400 // || // $44,300 // || // $52,300 // ||

// __ Skills- __ //
 * // **Active Listening** - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.//
 * // **Critical Thinking** - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.//
 * // **Monitoring** - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.//
 * // **Social Perceptiveness** - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.//
 * // **Speaking** - Talking to others to convey information effectively//