Community Service Officer
Impact: Community safety, public assistance, crime prevention
Perform a variety of non-sworn duties in the enforcement of law and order, keeping the peace, and providing community outreach and non-emergency services. This role often involves administrative tasks, patrolling, and assisting the public.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Local travel within jurisdiction
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $52,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000 - $50,000
- Senior
- $68,000 - $75,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- None
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- Low
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Report Writing
- First Aid/CPR
- Data Entry
- Patrol Procedures
- Radio Communication
Soft skills
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Empathy
- Conflict Resolution
- Attention to Detail
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Community Service Officer I
- Community Service Officer II
- Supervisor
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% - Low risk due to high human interaction and judgment requirements.
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.2/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- High