Detention Deputy Trainee

Nye County Sheriff’s Office is hiring for a Detention Deputy in the Nye County Detention Center in Pahrump.

Academy training will be conducted by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office in Pahrump.

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office offers paid training and full benefits, including 100% employer‑paid retirement, medical, dental, and vision for the employee, uniform allowance, paid vacation, and sick leave.

Compensation

The annual salary range is $56,160–$90,251.

Additional pay is available for:

• College Education
• P.O.S.T. Certificates
• Specialty Assignments
• Shift Differential
• Longevity

Hiring Process

• Submit Application by 1/12/2026 at 5 pm
• Complete Written Examination by 1/15/2026 at 5 pm
• Physical Fitness Test (by invitation only) 1/17/26 at 8 am

All applicants are subject to a stringent background investigation.

• Graduation from a high school or G.E.D.
• 21 years of age at time of appointment.
• No felony or gross misdemeanor convictions.
• No domestic violence convictions.
• Resident of the State of Nevada at time of appointment.
• Written test – minimum score 70% to pass.
• Oral Examination – minimum combined score of 70% to pass.
• Thorough background investigation.
• Drug / Narcotics screen through a designated facility.
• Computer Voice Stress Analyzer.
• Psychological examination.
• No tattoos on the hands, neck, face, or head are permitted.

• Physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• Demanding physical environment—requires lifting and subduing citizens, running, and handling of law‑enforcement weaponry.
• Detention facility setting—subject to physically escorting prisoners and visitors, physically subduing prisoners and searching cells.
• Law‑enforcement detention facility environment—subject to assault, injury, and disease from prisoners.

Applications must be received by the deadline. It is at the department’s sole discretion to consider applications submitted after the deadline. Resumes are accepted when attached to a completed application. Applications returned without the required documentation or not filled out completely will not be considered.

Applications may be obtained and returned to the Human Resources Office located at 1981

E. Calvada Blvd., Suite 120, Pahrump, NV 89048. Applications may also be obtained by emailing  or can be downloaded from (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Nye County is an Equal Opportunity Employer; applicants requesting accommodation under the ADA should contact Human Resources. Please call (775) 751‑6301 with any questions. Deadline:
January 12, 2026, at 5:00 PM.

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Detention Deputy.