Law Enforcement Highway Patrol Officer
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Job Location:
Oklahoma City, OK - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 1200 - 1200
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Posting Title
Law Enforcement Highway Patrol OfficerAgency
585 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYSupervisory Organization
Dept. of Public SafetyJob Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full timeJob Type
RegularCompensation
Annual Base Salary:$56562.79 Traditional
$67899.62 Lateral
Plus:
$ 1200.00 Annual Uniform Allowance
$ 600.00 Annual Shift Differential (after completion of Field Training)
Job Description
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Announcement Opened: Monday January 5 2026
Application Deadline: Tuesday March 31 2026 @ 11:59pm
Applications are now being accepted for the
Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) 76th Trooper Academy
Anticipated Academy Start Date: Monday September 14 2026
OHP Troopers are assigned responsibilities involving law enforcement duties in the Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety. These responsibilities include conducting patrols on roads and highways in an assigned area or district to enforce motor vehicle criminal and other laws safeguarding citizens and property apprehending violators and providing assistance to other law enforcement agencies and the general public.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
All applicants:
Be a citizen of the United States.
Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age but less than forty-six (46).
Satisfy the education requirements outlined below.
Register pay a fee and successfully pass the Peace Officer Screening and Selection Exam (POSSE).
Create a personal account on the Guardian Alliance website completing all forms and uploading all required documents. Qualified candidates will receive an invitation to complete their profile in Guardian.
Applicant must successfully pass the following:
physical agility test
polygraph examination
background investigation
board interviews
psychological testing
medical/physical examinations including drug screening
Upload a resume and supporting documentation into Workday demonstrating satisfaction of education requirements.
Serve a 12-month probationary period.
Lateral applicants:
Must be a current full-time Certified Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) with at least two (2) years of service OR be out of law enforcement no more than one (1) year with at least two (2) years of prior certified service as a LEO.
Traditional applicants:
No prior law enforcement experience required.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (Pursuant to 47 Oklahoma Statutes 2-105)
All applicants:
Prior to receiving a commission all such appointees shall possess an associates degree or a minimum of sixty-two (62) successfully completed semester hours from an accredited college or university as denoted in the Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs provided by the U.S. Department of Education and whose hours are transferable between such recognized institutions. Prior years of military or law enforcement service shall qualify as a substitute for the educational requirement up to a maximum of thirty (30) semester hours for any combination of the following:
ten (10) semester hours for each year of honorable service in any active military or reserve military service
ten (10) semester hours for each year the appointee worked as a paid full-time CLEET-certified law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency within the State of Oklahoma or
ten (10) semester hours for each year the appointee worked as a paid full-time sworn law enforcement officer certified by a state peace officer standards and training agency as a peace officer in another state or any officer who has been certified as a federal peace officer by a CLEET-recognized law enforcement agency.
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City (OSU-OKC) offers advanced standing college credit for graduates of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Academy. This college credit can be applied toward an associates degree in Police Science and can help satisfy the education requirement to be a commissioned OHP Trooper. Visit to learn more.
For more information about joining OHP visit Join the OHP to to speak with a recruiter!
BENEFITS
State employees with DPS enjoy a minimum of 15 days of paid vacation 15 days of sick leave 11 paid holidays each year and a comprehensive Benefit Package including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.
Email to contact Human Resources.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information race religion color sex age national origin or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.
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