Constable vs peace officer

The differences between constables and peace officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a constable has an average salary of $38,385, which is higher than the $37,631 average annual salary of a peace officer.

The top three skills for a constable include emergency situations, subpoenas and law enforcement agencies. The most important skills for a peace officer are patrol, public safety, and motor vehicle.

Constable vs peace officer overview

	Constable	Peace Officer
Yearly salary	$38,385	$37,631
Hourly rate	$18.45	$18.09
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	96,177	118,690
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Constable vs peace officer salary

Constables and peace officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Constable	Peace Officer
Average salary	$38,385	$37,631
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $55,000	Between $30,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between constable and peace officer education

There are a few differences between a constable and a peace officer in terms of educational background:

	Constable	Peace Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	California State University - Bakersfield

Constable vs peace officer demographics

Here are the differences between constables' and peace officers' demographics:

	Constable	Peace Officer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 77.4% Female, 22.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 2.9% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 2.9% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between constable and peace officer duties and responsibilities

Constable example responsibilities.

Experience in serving subpoenas, recovery orders and arrest warrants.
Serve criminal and civil subpoenas, bench warrants, apprehend subjects, execute seizures and eviction notices.
Serve warrant for truancy, traffic warrants and evictions.
Empower to enforce criminal and civil laws including delivering court summons.
Execute civil process, PFA s, and landlord tenant complaints/ evictions.
Prepare and finalize all court request documents (payment request, affidavit, summons, order).

Peace officer example responsibilities.

Lead process improvement committee for officers to communicate with senior leadership desire changes for patrol division.
Conduct complex criminal investigations in correctional, patrol and investigative unit settings.
Administer CPR and first aid.
Train in CPR and other immediate care for self and others.
Monitor security systems, including CCTV, fire systems, and sensitive content alarms.
Experience in command central where CCTV cameras are monitored, and general information is relayed to the public and co-workers.

Constable vs peace officer skills

Common constable skills

Emergency Situations, 25%
Subpoenas, 15%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 14%
Cuentas, 12%
Summons, 8%
Evictions, 7%

Common peace officer skills

Patrol, 26%
Public Safety, 12%
Motor Vehicle, 7%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 7%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Incident Reports, 4%