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Security
Police officer
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Key facts
+3.5%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesEmployment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +3.5% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Keeps public order, responds to incidents and carries out investigations.
14 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- constable
- highway patrol officer
- law enforcement officer
- mounted police officer
- patrol officer
- police constable
- police officer
- policeman
- policewoman
- public roads surveillance officer
- railroad police officer
- railway police officer
- state police officer
- state trooper
Training
Regulated profession: concours (France).
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Gauges
Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookStableBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Police and sheriff's patrol officers)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $76,210
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.