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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Protective Service · SOC 33-1012
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$106,040
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
8,300
Proj. Annual Openings
154,610
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+4.1%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 33-1012 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 63/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $106,040
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 8,300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.9%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 13,699 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringSocial Perceptiveness
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
30.6%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI32.9%
AI ability · AIOE59%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne0.4%
AI could do ~32.9% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Critical Thinking
4.Monitoring
5.Social Perceptiveness
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.
Common titles: Captain, Deputy Sheriff, Detective Sergeant, Lieutenant, Patrol Sergeant, Police Captain
Representative Tasks
- •Supervise and coordinate the investigation of criminal cases, offering guidance and expertise to investigators, and ensuring that procedures are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations.
- •Prepare work schedules and assign duties to subordinates.
- •Direct collection, preparation, and handling of evidence and personal property of prisoners.
- •Investigate and resolve personnel problems within organization and charges of misconduct against staff.
- •Explain police operations to subordinates to assist them in performing their job duties.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Direct criminal investigations.
- •Prepare activity or work schedules.
- •Process forensic or legal evidence in accordance with procedures.
- •Resolve interpersonal conflicts.
- •Train employees in proper work procedures.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Access · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotComputer aided composite drawing softwareCorel WordPerfect Office SuiteDesignWare 3D EyeWitnessEmail softwareIntegrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFISNational Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
Related Occupations
Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersDetectives and Criminal InvestigatorsFirst-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersFirst-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersTransit and Railroad Police
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.7%
Avg AI Exposure
3
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 33-1012: 2019 — employment: 121,340, median wage: $91,090; 2020 — employment: 122,310, median wage: $92,970; 2021 — employment: 128,230, median wage: $99,330; 2022 — employment: 131,860, median wage: $96,290; 2023 — employment: 138,140, median wage: $101,750; 2025 — employment: 154,610, median wage: $106,040.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 19% Bright |
| Median Salary | $106,040 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |