Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs

Job Description: Enforce law and order in rural or unincorporated districts or serve legal processes of courts. May patrol courthouse, guard court or grand jury, or escort defendants.

Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs spend a lot of their time Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others. They are naturally good at Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, and Inductive Reasoning. Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs are typically characterized as being Enterprising and Realistic. They are usually very knowledgable about Public Safety and Security, Customer and Personal Service, and Law and Government and are skilled at Critical Thinking and Reading Comprehension.

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Work Activities

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Getting Information
  
Processing Information
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  

Abilities

Oral Comprehension
  
Oral Expression
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Written Comprehension
  
Near Vision
  
Written Expression
  
Static Strength
  
Reaction Time
  
Selective Attention
  
Originality
  
Far Vision
  
Information Ordering
  
Response Orientation
  
Speech Clarity
  
Category Flexibility
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Stamina
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Speech Recognition
  
Time Sharing
  
Rate Control
  
Speed of Closure
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Auditory Attention
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Visualization
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Depth Perception
  
Explosive Strength
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Control Precision
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Trunk Strength
  
Glare Sensitivity
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  
Speed of Limb Movement
  
Number Facility
  
Memorization
  
Sound Localization
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Night Vision
  
Peripheral Vision
  
Spatial Orientation
  

Interests

Enterprising
  
Realistic
  
Social
  
Conventional
  
Investigative
  
Artistic
  

Knowledge

Public Safety and Security
  
Customer and Personal Service
  
Law and Government
  
Psychology
  
English Language
  
Education and Training
  
Telecommunications
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Clerical
  
Administration and Management
  
Transportation
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Communications and Media
  
Mathematics
  
Philosophy and Theology
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Geography
  
Foreign Language
  
Chemistry
  
Medicine and Dentistry
  
Mechanical
  
Biology
  
Engineering and Technology
  
Physics
  
Design
  
Economics and Accounting
  
History and Archeology
  
Production and Processing
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Building and Construction
  

Wages

New Jersey
$81,790  
 
California
$77,480  
 
Illinois
$70,660  
 
Washington
$66,410  
 
Alaska
$65,460  
 
District of Columbia
$65,380  
 
Nevada
$65,120  
 
Colorado
$62,540  
 
Connecticut
$61,400  
 
Arizona
$60,300  
 
New York
$60,290  
 
Oregon
$58,870  
 
Delaware
$58,180  
 
Minnesota
$56,340  
 
Ohio
$55,970  
 
Pennsylvania
$55,620  
 
Massachusetts
$55,590  
 
Maryland
$55,440  
 
Hawaii
$54,320  
 
Florida
$53,660  
 
Wisconsin
$53,390  
 
Rhode Island
$52,830  
 
Michigan
$52,000  
 
Texas
$50,480  
 
Wyoming
$49,770  
 
Virginia
$47,780  
 
Iowa
$47,740  
 
New Hampshire
$47,500  
 
Nebraska
$45,620  
 
Utah
$45,100  
 
Indiana
$44,450  
 
Montana
$44,320  
 
North Dakota
$43,530  
 
Idaho
$43,410  
 
Vermont
$42,050  
 
New Mexico
$42,000  
 
Kansas
$40,780  
 
Missouri
$40,600  
 
Maine
$40,580  
 
Tennessee
$40,360  
 
Kentucky
$39,280  
 
North Carolina
$38,430  
 
South Dakota
$38,410  
 
Alabama
$37,350  
 
Georgia
$37,290  
 
South Carolina
$36,820  
 
Louisiana
$36,720  
 
Arkansas
$35,680  
 
West Virginia
$35,270  
 
Oklahoma
$35,040  
 
Mississippi
$30,800  
 
Puerto Rico
$27,400  
 

Skills

Critical Thinking
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Speaking
  
Active Listening
  
Negotiation
  
Coordination
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Service Orientation
  
Time Management
  
Persuasion
  
Writing
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Instructing
  
Active Learning
  
Monitoring
  
Systems Analysis
  
Learning Strategies
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Operation and Control
  
Operations Analysis
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Mathematics
  
Science
  
Troubleshooting
  
Management of Financial Resources
  

Work Values

Achievement
  
Relationships
  
Support
  
Independence
  
Recognition
  
Working Conditions
  

Work Styles

Integrity
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Self Control
  
Dependability
  
Attention to Detail
  
Cooperation
  
Initiative
  
Concern for Others
  
Independence
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Leadership
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Persistence
  
Innovation
  
Social Orientation
  
Analytical Thinking
  

Work Context

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Contact With Others
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Telephone
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Physical Proximity
  
Time Pressure
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Consequence of Error
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Electronic Mail
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Level of Competition
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Degree of Automation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Public Speaking
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Work Schedules
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Every day-

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Telephone
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Time Pressure
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Letters and Memos
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to High Places
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Sitting
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Never-

Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Time Pressure
  
Letters and Memos
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Telephone
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Telephone
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Public Speaking
  
Electronic Mail
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Public Speaking
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Electronic Mail
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Letters and Memos
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Telephone
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Very important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Place people in protective custody.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  
Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  
Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Place people in protective custody.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  
Place people in protective custody.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Place people in protective custody.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  
Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Place people in protective custody.
  
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  
Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Place people in protective custody.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  
Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Place people in protective custody.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  
Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  
Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  
Place people in protective custody.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Place people in protective custody.
  
Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.
  
Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  
Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
  
Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  
Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
  
Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  
Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
  
Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
  
Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
  
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
  
Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  
Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)