High opportunity occupation
About this job
Police officers protect the public’s safety, make sure that federal, provincial and municipal laws are followed, and prevent and investigate crime.
This career group includes military police and railway police.
Watch the video below to see what a day in the life of a police officer is like.
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Police officers in B.C. work for police departments (PDs) that serve specific cities such as the Vancouver PD or Victoria PD. They also work for B.C. Transit Police or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which is run by the federal government. The RCMP provides contract policing to cities and towns that don’t have their own police force. In addition, they provide contract policing for the Province of B.C.
Common job titles
- investigator, CSIS
- police detective / investigator
- police investigator
- police officer, canine team
- police officer, community relations
- police officer, desk / duty officer
- police officer, diver / search & rescue
- police officer, foot patrol / bike patrol
- police officer, highway patrol / harbour
- police officer, mounted / motorcycle patrol
- police officer, railway
- police officer, RCMP
- police officer, recruitment and training
- police officer, school liaison / safety
- police officer, security / bodyguard
- police technician - crime scene / evidence
- police, officer - uniform / plain-clothes
- investigator, CSIS
- police detective / investigator
- police investigator
- police officer, canine team
- police officer, community relations
- police officer, desk / duty officer
- police officer, diver / search & rescue
- police officer, foot patrol / bike patrol
- police officer, highway patrol / harbour
- police officer, mounted / motorcycle patrol
- police officer, railway
- police officer, RCMP
- police officer, recruitment and training
- police officer, school liaison / safety
- police officer, security / bodyguard
- police technician - crime scene / evidence
- police, officer - uniform / plain-clothes
Earnings
Annual provincial median salary
$86,240
Source:
2019 Job Bank Wage data
Provincial hourly rate
Source: 2019 Job Bank Wage Report