It takes you out in the community to meet people and resolve real world problems. You see tangible results and build a set of problem solving skills you can take anywhere. An Erie Police Officer is a multifaceted individual with extensive training in community affairs, crime prevention, investigations, narcotics enforcement, and youth relations. Many of our officers become specialists in Traffic Enforcement, Emergency Services, Crime Scene Analysis, Criminal Investigations, Drug Enforcement, and much more. Every police executive started as a police officer.
Police officers develop expertise in everything from computers to community organization.
There are no glass ceilings or dead ends. You can go as far as your energy and determination will take you. The City of Erie does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.