Job Profile “State Troopers”

Becoming a State Trooper, Highway Patrol, or State Police can be a rewarding and exciting career path for anyone to aspire to in physical security. Working for any state is usually a good choice for employment. It has comparable benefits to any similar federal job with regards to medical and dental plans, life insurance and retirement and some even have some pretty decent perks. Almost all State Trooper training starts with some form of an academy or training center. Some states will allow time in the military to be purchased back towards retirement. Other states have bonuses such as a uniform allowance, physical fitness bonus, cost of living allowance or choice of first duty station. Some states even let their officers drive home their work vehicles. You also have the honor and distinction of serving the community. Here is a list of states for employment:

Alabama Highway Patrol

http://www.dps.state.al.us/Information/Employment.aspx

Alaska State Troopers

http://www.dps.state.ak.us/ast/

Arizona Highway Patrol

http://www.azdps.gov/hr/employment/Officer.asp

Arkansas State Police

http://www.asp.state.ar.us/divisions/as/as_recruiting.html

California Highway Patrol

http://www.chp.ca.gov/recruiting/index.html

Colorado State Patrol

http://csp.state.co.us/careers.cfm.html

Connecticut State Police

http://www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?a=2156&Q=294456&dpsNav_GID=1675&dpsNav=

Delaware State Police

http://dsp.delaware.gov/recruiting/recruit.shtml

Florida Highway Patrol

http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/Career/

Georgia State Patrol

http://www.dps.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,5635600_6640633_113816436,00.html

Hawaii DPS

http://hawaii.gov/hrd/main/esd/

Idaho State Police

http://www.isp.state.id.us/hr/index.html

Illinois State Police

http://www.isp.state.il.us/employ/employment.cfm

Indiana State Troopers

http://www.in.gov/isp/2305.htm

Iowa State Troopers

http://www.dps.state.ia.us/jobs/trooper2.shtml

Kansas State Troopers

http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/careerop/co_trooper.html

Kentucky State Police

http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/career.htm

Louisiana State Police

http://www.lsp.org/recruit.html

Maine State Police

Site is temporarily down.

Maryland State Police

http://recruiting.mdsp.org/index.asp

Massachusetts State Police

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopssubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Funding+%26+Training+Opportunities&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Academy&sid=Eeops

Michigan State Police

http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1594_49113—,00.html

Minnesota State Patrol

https://www.msp.state.mn.us/Default.aspx

Mississippi Highway Patrol

http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/divpages/hp3rec-general?OpenDocument

Missouri State Highway Patrol

http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/HRD/Trooper/troopCareer.html

Montana Highway Patrol

http://www.doj.mt.gov/enforcement/highwaypatrol/

Nebraska State Patrol

http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/findfile.asp?id2=41

Nevada Highway Patrol

http://dps.nv.gov/personnel/index.shtml

New Hampshire State Police

http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/recruitment/recruitment.html

New Jersey State Police

http://www.njsp.org/recruit/recruit.html

New Mexico State Police

http://164.64.161.58/training.php

New York State Police

http://www.nytrooper.com/

North Carolina State Highway Patrol

http://www.nccrimecontrol.org/Index2.cfm?a=000003,000014,000734

North Dakota State Highway Patrol

http://www.nd.gov/ndhp/career.html

Ohio State Highway Patrol

http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/recruit.htm

Oklahoma Highway Patrol

http://www.dps.state.ok.us/ohp/tngrct/OHPrecruit.htm

Oregon State Police

http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/RECRUIT/index.shtml

Pennsylvania State Police

http://www.psp.state.pa.us/bhr/cwp/view.asp?a=435&q=159491&bhrNav=69576959

Rhode Island State Police

http://www.risp.ri.gov/recruitment/

South Carolina Highway Patrol

http://www.schp.org/employment.asp

South Dakota Highway Patrol

http://hp.state.sd.us/career.htm

Tennessee Highway Patrol

http://www.state.tn.us/safety/employment.htm

Texas State Troopers

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/trainingacademy/Trooper_Trainee/traineelinks.htm

Utah Highway Patrol

http://publicsafety.utah.gov/highwaypatrol/employment/employment.html

Vermont State Police

http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/recruiting.htm

Virginia State Police

http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Employment_Trooper_Recruitment.shtm

Washington State Patrol

http://www.wsp.wa.gov/hrd/trooper.htm

West Virginia State Police

http://www.wvstatepolice.com/employ/employ.shtml

Wisconsin State Patrol

http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/statepatrol/recruitment/index.htm

Wyoming Highway Patrol
http://dot.state.wy.us/Default.jsp?sCode=whpaw