Cop vs detective

The differences between cops and detectives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cop has an average salary of $92,365, which is higher than the $57,984 average annual salary of a detective.

The top three skills for a cop include situational awareness, control systems and gccs. The most important skills for a detective are physical evidence, patrol, and law enforcement agencies.

Cop vs detective overview

	Cop	Detective
Yearly salary	$92,365	$57,984
Hourly rate	$44.41	$27.88
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	1,470	56,521
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	40	44
Years of experience	-	-

Cop vs detective salary

Cops and detectives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cop	Detective
Average salary	$92,365	$57,984
Salary range	Between $60,000 And $141,000	Between $35,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between cop and detective education

There are a few differences between a cop and a detective in terms of educational background:

	Cop	Detective
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	University of Arizona

Cop vs detective demographics

Here are the differences between cops' and detectives' demographics:

	Cop	Detective
Average age	40	44
Gender ratio	Male, 69.1% Female, 30.9%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 3.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 2.8% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between cop and detective duties and responsibilities

Cop example responsibilities.

Complete VMWARE infrastructure course lead by certify VMWARE trainer, which cover all aspects of VMWARE installation and support.
Work with AIS systems administrators to maintain and upgrade Unix base servers and GCCS applications.
Assist POs to develop plans and tools relate to business and marketing opportunities.
Deploy to multiple MSCs worldwide to install and to train new users on the proper use of C2PC.
Configure servers base video matrix switches base on engineer specifications.
Provide build system support for release engineering teams which entail automated installations of Java build engines and Linux server system management.

Detective example responsibilities.

Manage all ABC issues and applications for liquor licenses.
Receive multiple letters of commendation for effective investigations that lead to successful prosecutions.
Monitor wire taps and conduct detailed surveillance of wire tap targets and associates.
Sole provider of data gathering from TIGTA's complaint management system and the IRS for biweekly phishing scam reports.
Connect GPS devices/recorder/audio/video by hard wiring to vehicle power for longer operations.
Optimize critical security of dignitaries by proficiently conducting foot and vehicle patrol of concentration areas.

Cop vs detective skills

Common cop skills

Situational Awareness, 32%
Control Systems, 29%
Gccs, 19%
Climate, 8%
Windows, 7%
Law Enforcement, 6%

Common detective skills

Physical Evidence, 15%
Patrol, 13%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 8%
Crime Scenes, 5%
Insurance Fraud, 5%
Public Safety, 5%