Mounted Police Officer
As a police officer it is your job to uphold the law, protect members of the community and prevent crime. You have the serious responsibility of managing a range of situations and ensuring public safety. Specific training will help you prepare for this job.
What the job looks like
Salary expectation
starts at $65,000 up to $73,651+
The good
- Helping others
- Keeping the community safe
- Preventing crime
- Achieving justice
- Promotion opportunities
- Possibility of transferring to specialist areas or other locations
- Every day is different
The not so good
- Mentally and physically demanding
- Handling dangerous and emotional situations at times
- Irregular hours
- Paperwork
In your first year you will carry out a range of general duties such as domestic issues, car accidents, robbery and stealing offences plus serious assaults and even encountering deceased people.
You will need good English and communication skills to write reports or speak with colleagues and sometimes media about events that have happened.
You will also have to take witness statements which need to be accurate and understandable.
A literacy assessment is built into the application process if you are successful.
Police officers are required to be honest, reliable and work as part of a team.
If you like helping people, are mentally resilient and can stay calm in difficult situations then this might be the job for you.
People will come up to you on street and thank you whole heartedly for the job that you do.
Pathways to this career
Subject suggestions for the HSC
Choosing your HSC subjects from this list could really help with your career. Think carefully about what you want to study after school as you might need to choose specific HSC subjects for that course and to count towards your ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank). An ATAR is your academic rank in relation to other HSC students and helps with University admission.
HSC subjects
Some subjects will count towards your ATAR, others will not. Check with your career advisor before making subject selections.
- English (Advanced or higher)
- Mathematics (2 unit or higher)
- Legal Studies and/or PDHPE
- Community and Family Studies
What can I do after I have finished school?
University degrees
Studying one of these degrees can help with your career.
- Associated Degree in Policing Practice
- Bachelor of Policing
Suggestions
Check out NSW Police for more information
- Police officers must be physically fit so keep up your fitness
- Look up the Physical Capacity Testing so you can train for it
- Watch Australian reality police shows to get familiar with some of the situations you will have to deal with
- Go to career expo events to find out more information
