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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. |
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Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests. |
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Investigate illegal or suspicious activities. |
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Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders. |
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Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody. |
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Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities. |
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Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators. |
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Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid. |
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Place people in protective custody. |
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Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes. |
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Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders. |
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Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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(Please note that some searches may not produce any results.) |
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Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
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Statewide |
$83,691.00 |
$40.24 |
$31.27 |
$34.57 - $46.07 |
Bridgeport/Stamford |
$82,062.00 |
$39.45 |
$30.72 |
$35.13 - $45.85 |
Danbury |
$86,361.00 |
$41.52 |
$33.57 |
$38.33 - $45.63 |
Hartford |
$84,629.00 |
$40.69 |
$31.70 |
$33.39 - $46.51 |
New Haven |
$84,980.00 |
$40.86 |
$30.85 |
$33.39 - $48.12 |
New London/Norwich |
$81,001.00 |
$38.94 |
$31.82 |
$35.02 - $42.70 |
Waterbury |
$83,361.00 |
$40.08 |
$31.95 |
$34.69 - $42.31 |
Torrington |
$80,166.00 |
$38.54 |
$30.60 |
$31.91 - $47.69 |
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Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities. |
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