Airport POLICE Officer ; Revised

ANNUAL SALARY

$87,257- $120,832

Salary range applies to Airport Police Officer I & II. The current starting salary is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.

An Airport Police Officer is a sworn peace officer, authorized to carry a firearm who enforces federal and state regulations, City of Los Angeles ordinances, and security, traffic, and safety rules and regulations; engages in law enforcement activities, including uniformed foot, vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle patrol and plainclothes assignments, arrest, and report writing at Los Angeles World Airports; provides information to the public regarding locations and operations of the Department;

and does related work.

A valid Class C driver's license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required at the time of appointment. Applicants will be disqualified and not eligible for hire if their DMV record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation such as DUI.

THE SELECTION PROCESS IS STARTED by completing the Public Safety On-line application, available at the address provided by the hiring department.

If you should apply for an entry-level, sworn public safety examination with test part(s) deemed by the City of Los Angeles Personnel Department to be the same as this examination, the test scores, test dates, test re-take allowances, and test expiration dates you receive in the common test part will be applied to the other examination. Those who wish to apply for more than one public safety classification may indicate this at the written test or during the selection process by calling .

Examination Weight:
Multiple-Choice Test - Qualifying

Personal History Statement - Qualifying

Interview - Qualifying with a total weight of 100%

The examination will consist of a qualifying multiple-choice test, a qualifying Personal History Statement, and an interview. The qualifying multiple-choice test will evaluate factors including spelling, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and clarity. Your passing score does not expire. The multiple-choice test will be proctored and administered online. Candidates invited to participate in the on-line multiple-choice test will be able to take the test from a remote location (i.e., their home) using a computer with a webcam and a reliable internet connection.

FAQs for online testing are available. Only candidates who demonstrate a hardship may be offered the option to take the multiple-choice test onsite at a City facility.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:
The investigation begins with completion of a Personal History Statement and will include fingerprinting and a background interview. The investigation also includes checks of employment, police, financial, education, and military records and interviews with family members, neighbors, supervisors, co-workers, and friends. Findings are valid for 12 months. A polygraph examination will be conducted prior to your field investigation to confirm information obtained during the selection process.

The processing guidelines for the polygraph examination may be revised periodically. All candidates will be processed according to the current guidelines, not the guidelines which were in place when they applied.

Any conviction by a state, the federal government, or a foreign government of a crime, the punishment for which would have been imprisonment in a federal penitentiary or…