Constable Vs Officer

The differences between constables and officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an officer has an average salary of $52,506, which is higher than the $38,385 average annual salary of a constable.

The top three skills for a constable include emergency situations, subpoenas and law enforcement agencies. The most important skills for an officer are patrol, customer service, and public safety.

Constable vs officer overview

	Constable	Officer
Yearly Salary	$38,385	$52,506
Hourly rate	$18.45	$25.24
Growth Rate	3%	3%
Number Of Jobs	96,177	114,267
Job Satisfaction	-	-
Most Common Degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average Age	40	43
Years Of Experience	-	-

Constable vs officer salary

Constables and officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Constable	Officer
Average Salary	$38,385	$52,506
Salary Range	Between $26,000 And $55,000	Between $26,000 And $103,000
Highest Paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest Paying State	-	New York
Best Paying Company	-	Meta
Best Paying Industry	-	-

Differences between constable and officer education

There are a few differences between a constable and an officer in terms of educational background:

	Constable	Officer
Most Common Degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most Common Major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most Common College	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	-

Constable vs officer demographics

Here are the differences between constables' and officers' demographics:

	Constable	Officer
Average Age	40	43
Gender Ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 63.9% Female, 36.1%
Race Ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 2.9% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 15.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 51.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between constable and officer duties and responsibilities

Constable Example Responsibilities.

Experience in serving subpoenas, recovery orders and arrest warrants.
Serve criminal and civil subpoenas, bench warrants, apprehend subjects, execute seizures and eviction notices.
Serve warrant for truancy, traffic warrants and evictions.
Empower to enforce criminal and civil laws including delivering court summons.
Execute civil process, PFA s, and landlord tenant complaints/ evictions.
Prepare and finalize all court request documents (payment request, affidavit, summons, order).

Officer Example Responsibilities.

Lead 50 2nd lieutenants, manage schedules, and ensure timely completion of missions.
Achieve highest ranking of Lt.
Manage social media (Facebook): upload pictures, post announcements/news, update information.
Manage base active duty populations' compliance with USAF instructions regarding proper balance of fitness level and body fat percentage.
Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Manage environmental safety occupational health compliance program, full spectrum threat response and anti terrorism programs.

Constable vs officer skills

Common Constable Skills

Emergency Situations, 25%
Subpoenas, 15%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 14%
Cuentas, 12%
Summons, 8%
Evictions, 7%

Common Officer Skills

Patrol, 19%
Customer Service, 18%
Public Safety, 10%
Emergency Situations, 6%
PowerPoint, 3%
CPR, 3%