Police Officer

Posting Type

Open Competitive

Full‑Time

Any person who meets the qualifications and other requirements described in this posting.

This is general police work that involves enforcement of all ordinances, statutes, and laws in accordance with Police Department policies and procedures. Tasks may include crime prevention, investigation and detection, protection of life and property, traffic control, and maintaining law and order in the community.

High school graduate or equivalent. Citizen of the United States prior to completion of certification training. Twenty‑one years of age prior to completion of the training program. Valid motor vehicle operator’s license. Good character as determined by background investigation, including but not limited to the following:

• No convictions (or pardoned) of crimes punishable by imprisonment of one year or more, including Class 1 misdemeanors.
• No convictions of driving while intoxicated or under the influence in the two years immediately preceding admission.
• No punitive discharge from the United States Armed Forces.
• No denial, revocation, or suspension of certification status in this or another jurisdiction.
• No convictions of crimes involving threat or actual use of physical violence that would constitute a Class I misdemeanor.
• No convictions of crimes involving threat of or actual sexual assault or abuse.
• No convictions of crimes of physical violence or sexual abuse against a child or children.
• No convictions of domestic violence as defined in U.S. Code 18 USC 922(g)(9) that would disqualify from possessing a firearm.
• No order of protection that would disqualify from possessing a firearm under U.S. Code 922(g)(8).
• No indication of physical, mental, or emotional incapacity.
• No frequent criminal violations indicating disrespect for law and rights of others.
• No frequent traffic violations indicating disregard for traffic laws within the past three years.
• No pattern of substance abuse.
• No marijuana use for any purpose in the two years preceding application.
• No use of illegal drugs or narcotics other than marijuana in the five years preceding application.

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English at the eleventh‑grade level. Certified by a licensed physician as able to meet the physical requirements of a police officer one year or less prior to admission, per State Statute 81‑1414, Title 79, Chapter 4.

$79,580.80 with step increases to $ annually.

Forty‑hour work week; twelve days of paid vacation per year for the first five years, sick leave, and twelve paid holidays. Employee group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family. Defined benefit pension plan. For detailed information, visit the City of Omaha website under the Employment section, Benefits link.

Completed City of Omaha employment applications must be submitted using the online application from the City website. Applicants are solely responsible for ensuring that all required application materials and supplemental forms are received by the City of Omaha Human Resources Department by the stated deadline. Verification of receipt can be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Department. Materials not received by that deadline will not be considered.

The following testing process applies to applications received on or before July 27, 2026:

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