Measured from live jobs
Police Officer skills employers ask for
From 266 open Police Officer job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Police Officer postings that mention each skill.
- Drivingdistinctive35%
- Regulatory compliance29%
- Leadership22%
- BLS/CPR14%
- Security operations12%
- Auditing12%
- Research11%
- Manufacturing9%
- Sales9%
- Stakeholder management8%
- Communication8%
- Process improvement8%
- Quality control7%
- Mental health7%
- Workplace safety7%
“Distinctive” means Police Officer postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Police Officer skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Detective84% overlapShared: Driving, Leadership, Research, Problem solvingHow to switch
- Delivery Driver81% overlapShared: Driving, Regulatory compliance, Leadership, Workplace safetyHow to switch
- Fire Alarm Technician53% overlapShared: Driving, Regulatory compliance, Research, TroubleshootingHow to switch
- Correctional Officer47% overlapShared: Driving, Leadership, Regulatory compliance, Mental healthHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Police Officer need?
- In 266 current Police Officer job postings, the skills asked for most often are Driving (35%), Regulatory compliance (29%), Leadership (22%), BLS/CPR (14%), Security operations (12%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Police Officer move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Detective, Delivery Driver, Fire Alarm Technician, Correctional Officer. Detective shares skills such as Driving, Leadership, Research.
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