Police Officer-Entry Level

Final date to receive applications: Monday, April 27, 2026 at 5 p.m. P.T.
Accepting Online Applications Only

The Eugene Police Department (EPD) is a progressive, professional law‑enforcement agency that serves the city of Eugene, Oregon. In fulfillment of the public trust, the EPD works in partnership with our community to promote safety and security, enforce laws, prevent crimes, and safeguard the constitutional rights of all people.

Beginning on March 3, 2026, EPD is seeking new candidates to come serve with us. Invitations to the testing phase of the recruitment process will be sent on a rolling basis to those applicants with a complete application who qualify. If you would like to be eligible to receive an early invitation to schedule your testing, please submit your complete application as soon as possible.

By submitting your application early, you will also receive access to a paid practice test and a testing study guide as well as the opportunity to participate in an ORPAT practice session.

Please find additional information about the Eugene Police Department’s police officer hiring on our website, , under the suitcase icon or jobs information.

We run the testing process with a “first‑come, first‑served” approach to provide candidates a quick and efficient recruitment process. Our recruiting process takes approximately 90 days from the date of testing to the first day of employment.

For applicants who are not local to the City of Eugene, we only require one trip to the Eugene area for testing and interview. If you are successful in testing, interview, and the background process, we will issue a conditional job offer before giving you the option to return to the area again for the psychological evaluation and medical exam. If you are unable to return for the psychological evaluation and medical exam, we can accommodate other options.

This position performs a variety of law enforcement duties; first responder to incidents; serves as direct link between the department and the public; responds to, and investigates incident scenes; assesses appropriate actions to incidents; patrols assigned areas; enforces laws and ordinances; makes arrests; preserves crime scene evidence; summarizes events in report format; and performs preventative community policing for diverse neighborhoods.

Applications received during this application period will be considered for an August 24, 2026 hire date.

All Entry‑Police Officers will start at Step
1. Applicants with a minimum of 3 years of full‑time police service experience exercising police powers at a city, county or state police agency responsible for responding to emergency 9‑1‑1 calls can apply to the Lateral Police Officer posting.

Bilingual Pay Benefit: This position qualifies for up to an additional 5% of base salary for bilingual pay. Please see “Supplemental Information” at the end of the posting for more information.

Benefits: The City of Eugene offers robust and competitive benefits. For more info, click the Benefits Tab or visit this summary page as well as this benefits package page.

Eugene Police Department, 300 Country Club Rd., Eugene, OR. Must reside within 45 minutes of Eugene, OR.

Must be able to work various shifts, nights, weekends and holidays. Officers assigned to a patrol team are currently working a 4/10 work schedule. Emergency response time for a Police Officer requires reporting to work and being ready for duty within 45 minutes of notification.

Eugene Police Employees’ Association (EPEA).

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To view detailed information on the duties, knowledge, and abilities that may be expected for this position, please see the classification:
Police Officer.

• At least 21 years of age by September 1, 2026.
• No felony convictions. No Class A misdemeanor convictions within 24 months of application.
• Must be able to work various shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must meet state requirements including vision, hearing, and standards…