Constable vs policeman

The differences between constables and policemen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a policeman has an average salary of $47,067, which is higher than the $38,385 average annual salary of a constable.

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

Constable vs policeman overview

	Constable	Policeman
Yearly salary	$38,385	$47,067
Hourly rate	$18.45	$22.63
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	96,177	456
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Constable vs policeman salary

Constables and policemen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Constable	Policeman
Average salary	$38,385	$47,067
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $55,000	Between $28,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between constable and policeman education

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

	Constable	Policeman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	California State University - Bakersfield

Constable vs policeman demographics

Here are the differences between constables' and policemen' demographics:

	Constable	Policeman
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%
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, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 3.6% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between constable and policeman 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).

Policeman example responsibilities.

Develop and manage firearms training programs, including weapons selection and qualification standards.
Train in military law enforcement, physical security, real-area combat operations and combat support.
Serve warrants and subpoenas; transports prisoners and assists in booking and jailing prisoners; appears in court.
Locate and serve reluctant witnesses with subpoenas for various criminal proceedings.
Maintain proficiency of assign military working dog in explosive detection and patrol.
Perform military policeman duties in a reserve combat support military police company.

Constable vs policeman skills

Common constable skills

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

Common policeman skills

Patrol, 27%
Public Safety, 12%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Combat, 6%
Traffic Control, 5%
Physical Security, 4%