Trooper vs police cadet

The differences between troopers and police cadets can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a trooper has an average salary of $39,510, which is higher than the $33,243 average annual salary of a police cadet.

The top three skills for a trooper include field training, patrol and traffic accidents. The most important skills for a police cadet are patrol, traffic control, and public safety.

Trooper vs police cadet overview

	Trooper	Police Cadet
Yearly salary	$39,510	$33,243
Hourly rate	$19.00	$15.98
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	1,565	94,220
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Trooper vs police cadet salary

Troopers and police cadets have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trooper	Police Cadet
Average salary	$39,510	$33,243
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $52,000	Between $23,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Meridian Township
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between trooper and police cadet education

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

	Trooper	Police Cadet
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Trooper vs police cadet demographics

Here are the differences between troopers' and police cadets' demographics:

	Trooper	Police Cadet
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 63.4% Female, 36.6%
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, 11.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 2.9% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between trooper and police cadet 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.

Police cadet example responsibilities.

Process requests for background record checks for a variety of agencies using RMS.
Prepare teletype requests to run serialize firearms; input data from all seize firearms into CLETS.
Perform clerical tasks, filing, data entry, payroll and information research/investigation with NCIC 2000 and SCIC.
Automate tow notification process within RMS system.
Perform preventative maintenance inspections, routinely servicing minor repairs on equipment and patrol vehicles.
General law enforcement responsibilities including dispatch, jail, patrol, investigations, undercover vice/narcotics and supervision.

Trooper vs police cadet skills

Common trooper skills

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

Common police cadet skills

Patrol, 18%
Traffic Control, 10%
Public Safety, 8%
Police Academy, 7%
Parking Enforcement, 5%
Criminal Justice, 4%