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Working As A Police Captain

  • Getting Information
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

  • Unpleasant/Angry People

  • Mostly Sitting

  • Make Decisions

  • $74,000

    Average Salary

Example Of What A Police Captain does

  • Prevent, detect and investigate accidents and crimes, arrest violators and aid citizens in emergency situations.
  • Operate a law enforcement vehicle safely.
  • Conduct lockout tag out procedures.
  • Point of contact for Secret Service Presidential Motorcade security for (3) past and current Presidential visits.
  • Certified police tactics and SWAT instructor.
  • Respond to citizen complaints as assigned.
  • Included the DEA, FBI, ATF, ICE, the U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S.
  • Command included school resource officers at twenty-six schools, K9 section, aviation unit, traffic section, and marine patrol.
  • Command and oversight of Homicide, Robbery, and Violent Crimes sections.
  • Directed the administration of special staff training programs at the Area level.
  • Rank of Sergeant - Investigator Office of Internal Affairs.
  • Advanced Domestic Violence investigator, and Instructor.
  • Consult with the Police Chief on policy development and implementation.
  • Monitored and made corrective actions to recruits while in the FTO program and made recommendations for retention or dismissal of personnel.
  • Involved in all phases of the hiring process including background checks, interviews, on-boarding and training.
  • Discipline staff for violation of department rules and regulations.
  • Conducted media relations and prepared press releases (officer critical incidents, homicides) Served as Acting Police Chief.
  • Calculated and maintained annual department budget; identified department training needs, scheduling training.
  • Preserve, process, and analyze items of evidence obtained from crime scenes and suspects.
  • Manage and oversee all criminal investigations and patrol functions.

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Average Length of Employment
Police Captain 11.0 years
Police Lieutenant 10.4 years
Police Sergeant 9.6 years
Detective Lieutenant 8.6 years
Senior Police Officer 8.3 years
Police Chief Deputy 8.1 years
Patrol Captain 7.4 years
Police Commanding Officer 7.0 years
Police Supervisor 7.0 years
Chief Of Police 6.0 years
Police Patrol Lieutenant 5.7 years
Assistant Chief Of Police 4.3 years
Captain 3.3 years
Precinct Police Captain 1.2 years
Top Careers Before Police Captain
Police Officer 21.4%
Police Lieutenant 18.1%
Police Sergeant 17.1%
Patrol Officer 5.6%
Sergeant 4.9%
Lieutenant 3.9%
Detective 3.4%
Correction Officer 2.9%
Police Detective 2.7%
Captain 2.6%
Patrol Sergeant 2.5%
Deputy Sheriff 2.3%
Chief Of Police 1.8%
Detective Sergeant 1.7%
Field Training Officer 1.7%
Criminal Investigator 1.6%
Instructor 1.6%
Deputy 1.6%
Supervisor 1.4%
Detective Lieutenant 1.3%
Top Careers After Police Captain
Chief Of Police 21.9%
Police Officer 9.6%
Security Officer 7.6%
Police Chief Deputy 5.6%
Adjunct Professor 5.2%
Assistant Chief Of Police 4.8%
Director Of Public Safety 4.8%
Deputy Sheriff 4.8%
Captain 4.8%
Investigator 4.4%
Security Director 3.6%
Security Supervisor 2.8%
Security Manager 2.8%
Instructor 2.8%
Manager 2.8%
Project Manager 2.4%
Driver 2.4%
Security Specialist 2.4%
Lieutenant 2.4%
Sergeant 2.4%

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Top Skills for A Police Captain

  1. Department Personnel
  2. Police Department
  3. Commander
You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:
  • Coordinate and conduct mandated training for department personnel.
  • Conducted, supervised, and reviewed background investigations for potential sworn and civilian personnel hires within the police department.
  • Worked with other Critical Incident Commanders in the development of training and policies for the special weapons and hostage negotiation teams.
  • Coordinated the accreditation process necessary for Florida Department of Law Enforcement certification to operate as a law enforcement agency.
  • Instructed strategic planning and incident command at Alaska Department of Public Safety Academy.

Police Captain Demographics

Gender

Male

79.6%

Unknown

10.8%

Female

9.7%
Ethnicity

White

62.9%

Hispanic or Latino

15.3%

Black or African American

13.3%

Asian

5.3%

Unknown

3.3%
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Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish

83.3%

Korean

16.7%

Police Captain Education

Schools

Fairleigh Dickinson University

10.3%

Columbia Southern University

7.4%

Roger Williams University

7.4%

Miami Dade College

5.9%

Sam Houston State University

5.9%

Johns Hopkins University

5.9%

University of Phoenix

5.9%

Webster University

5.9%

Eastern Michigan University

4.4%

Daytona State College

4.4%

University of Alabama

4.4%

Seton Hall University

4.4%

John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York

4.4%

University of New Haven

4.4%

Northwestern University

4.4%

University of Texas at Arlington

2.9%

Columbus State University

2.9%

Ashford University

2.9%

Central Connecticut State University

2.9%

University of South Florida

2.9%
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Majors

Criminal Justice

41.3%

Business

12.4%

Law

6.5%

Law Enforcement

6.5%

Public Administration

6.5%

Management

3.4%

Political Science

3.4%

Human Resources Management

2.5%

Pharmacy

2.2%

Accounting

1.9%

Sociology

1.9%

Psychology

1.6%

Homeland Security

1.6%

Education

1.6%

Natural Resources Management

1.2%

Criminology

1.2%

Operations Management

1.2%

Liberal Arts

1.2%

Intelligence Operations

0.9%

Computer Information Systems

0.9%
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Degrees

Bachelors

31.1%

Other

26.4%

Masters

25.8%

Associate

7.8%

Certificate

6.0%

Doctorate

2.9%
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