Trooper vs cop

The differences between troopers and cops 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 $39,510 average annual salary of a trooper.

The top three skills for a trooper include field training, patrol and traffic accidents. The most important skills for a cop are situational awareness, control systems, and gccs.

Trooper vs cop overview

	Trooper	Cop
Yearly salary	$39,510	$92,365
Hourly rate	$19.00	$44.41
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	1,565	1,470
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Trooper vs cop salary

Troopers and cops have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trooper	Cop
Average salary	$39,510	$92,365
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $52,000	Between $60,000 And $141,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between trooper and cop education

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

	Trooper	Cop
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	-

Trooper vs cop demographics

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

	Trooper	Cop
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 69.1% Female, 30.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between trooper and cop duties and responsibilities

Trooper example responsibilities.

Qualify with and, when necessary, used department firearms and other self-defense devices.
Issue court summonses, perform radar (speed) operations, rigorously enforce DUI laws.
Make DUI arrest, investigate traffic crashes and crimes commit on state own or lease property.
Perform general patrol, criminal/accident investigations and motor vehicle enforcement duties.
Respond to report incidents and detect criminal activities during routine patrol operations.
Advance firearm training and accident investigations.

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.

Trooper vs cop skills

Common trooper skills

Field Training, 27%
Patrol, 11%
Traffic Accidents, 10%
Domestic Violence, 8%
Criminal Investigations, 6%
Swat, 5%

Common cop skills

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