Law Enforcement Job Titles

This list of job titles was provided by Dr. Tom O'Connor. To learn more about salaries and other corrections-related job information, please visit his site. And you can visit Missouri law enforcement officers' personal web pages here. Or visit over 600 law enforcement agencies in Missouri.

According to Dr. O'Connor, not all agencies in all jurisdictions have these positions, and most of them cannot be obtained by lateral entry simply with a college degree (although some of them can). And there are other specialist positions not listed here because they are particular to specific law enforcement agencies. In working your way up from the entry-level "officer" ranks, some of following may be positions for which you take aim as you gain additional responsibility in your job.

Arson investigator	Director of  Standards & Training	Psychologist/ Psychiatrist/ Psychometrician
Attaché/Police  Liaison Officer	Dispatcher	Public Relations Officer
Ballistics Expert	Drug Enforcement Agent	Public Safety Director
Booking Officer	EMS Coordinator	Radio Communications
Border Patrol Agent	Evidence Technician	Records Management
Chaplain	FBI Special Agent	School Liaison
Chief of Police	Fingerprint Expert	Scientist (lab, forensics)
Chief of Staff	Firearms Instructor	Secret Service Agent
Commander	Forensic Scientist	Security Specialist
Commissioner	Gaming Enforcement Officer	Serologist
Communications Specialist	Gang Crimes Investigator	Sheriff
Community Policing Officer	Inspector	Specialist (gangs, organized crime, vice, etc.)
Community Safety Officer	Instructor	Street Crimes Investigator
Community Service Officer	Intelligence Analyst	Superintendent
Conservation Officer	Investigator	S.W.A.T.
Crime Prevention Specialist	Jailer	T.A.C. officer
Crime Lab Technician	Juvenile Specialist	Technologist
Crime Scene Technician	K-9 Handler	Traffic Analyst
Customs Agent	Lawyer	Trainer (Academy)
Data Processing Specialist	Law Enforcement Planner	Treasury Agent
Deputy Chief	Manpower Allocation Specialist	Trooper
Deputy Sheriff	Narcotics Officer	Undercover Operative
Detective	Patrol Officer	U.S. Marshal
Detention Officer	Personnel Specialist	Water Patrol Officer
Document Examiner	Photographer	Witness Protection
Director of Research/ Development	Pilot	And hundreds more!
Director of Scientific Services	Polygraph Examiner

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