ALABAMA STATE TROOPERS

By: Tucker Wilder

Salaries State Troopers $66,905 starting

salary!

Requirements Age: Applicants must be at least 20 years of age to apply

and must be 21 years of age upon graduating from the Department’s Trooper Trainee Academy. There is no maximum age limit to apply to become a State Trooper.

Education: Applicants must have a minimum of 60 college earned hours from a regional accredited college or university. Prior law enforcement or military experience at the following ratios may substitute for required semester hours :

Semester Hours Law Enforcement/Military0-15Plus24 months16-30Plus18 months31-45Plus12 months46-59Plus6 monthsApplicants substituting law enforcement or military experience for the college hours must, at a minimum, have obtained a GED or have graduated from high school.

Employment Projections Employment of state troopers and detectives is

expected to grow by 7 percent from 2010 to 2020, slower than the average for all occupations

Continued demand for public safety will lead to new openings for officers in local departments; however, both state and federal jobs may be more competitive.

Benefits Paid time off -

12 sick days and 3 personal days per year.

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance - Health insurance premiums for employee and their family.

Choice between the following medical plans: Kaiser Permanente Providence Choice PEBB Statewide Plan

Other Insurance Plans (all employee purchase) - Medical reimbursement account Dependent care reimbursement account Short term disability Long term disability Supplemental life insurance Long term care insurance

State Troopers at Work Enforcing the laws investigating criminal and traffic

offenses. Effecting an arrest; communicating effectively both orally

and in writing; testifying in court; Safely operating a law enforcement vehicle effectively

interviewing individuals; performing lifesaving functions. Effectively loading, unloading, aiming and firing firearms;

performing effective searches of people and property. Rreading and comprehending a variety of legal and

administrative documents.

Trooper’s Training

Minimum Qualifications weight must be in proportion to

height must be willing to work rotating shifts

and weekends must successfully pass all pre-

employment testing must be incompliance with the

department's

State Trooper’s Job Expections In the United State, state police are a police body unique to each

U.S. state, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigations. In general, they perform functions outside the jurisdiction of the county sheriff (Vermont being a notable exception), such as enforcing traffic laws on state highways and interstate expressways, overseeing the security of the state capitol complex, protecting the governor, training new officers for local police forces too small to operate an academy, providing technological and scientific services, support local police and help to coordinate multi-jurisdictional task force activity in serious or complicated cases in those states that grant full police powers statewide. A general trend has been to bring all of these agencies under a state Department of Public Safety. Additionally, they may serve under different state departments such as the Highway Patrol under the state Department of Transportation and the Marine patrol under the state Department of Natural Resources. Twenty-two U.S. States use the term "State Police."

What State Troopers Use At Work

State Trooper Training State Training Facility Daily Routine Curriculum Physical Training Self-Defense Firearms Water Safety Driving