Park Police Officer Trainee
The New York State Park Police are highly trained and dedicated to helping people and protecting the state’s natural and historic treasures. If you’re interested in a rewarding career in law enforcement, consider becoming a New York State Park Police Officer. Our team works in some of the most beautiful places in the state!
Recruitment for the 2025 Park Police Academy begins now! The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation is accepting applications now for Park Police Officer Trainees. Applications will be accepted until February 28, 2025. Learn how to apply below.
OPERATIONAL NEEDS:
Starting Salary:
First 6 months of traineeship – $61,587 (at the residential academy)
Second 6 months of traineeship – $63,192 – $82,525 (rate will be based on what county the Park Police Officer Trainee is assigned to for field training after the 6-month residential academy)
After traineeship is complete (1 year) – $73,796 – $93,129
To see a full Salary Chart for the career of a Park Police Officer, visit:
https://parks.ny.gov/park-police/park-police-officers.aspx#Salary
Additional Geographic Pay:
Officers who work in the five boroughs of New York City or in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, or Westchester counties will receive an additional $1,763 annual downstate adjustment.
In addition to the downstate adjustment, Police who work in the following locations will receive an additional supplemental local pay in the following amounts: the counties of Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess counties – $1,468; the five boroughs of New York City, Rockland, and Westchester counties – $2,204; and Nassau and Suffolk counties – $2,570.
Officers who work in the Mid-Hudson region (Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester counties) or Downstate region (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, or Suffolk counties) are eligible for an additional $15,000 in geographic pay differentials.
Special Instructions: Apply Today!
The first step is to apply by submitting the application and required documents linked below to PPOCareers@parks.ny.gov
Applications and documentation listed above are due by February 28, 2025. After applying, if you meet the requirements and provide all documentation listed above, you will be contacted with an invitation to the Agility Testing to be held in April 2025. If Agility Testing is successfully completed, travel will be required to complete the next steps in the hiring process – psychological and physical/medical testing.
Note on Work Location:
If after completing a six-month residential police academy located in Rensselaerville, NY, Park Police Officer Trainees will be assigned to a Park Police zone, which may be anywhere in New York State, upon graduation. Then trainees will complete field training at their assigned zone (county) for the remaining 6 months of their probationary period before advancing to Park Police Officer, Grade 14.
To learn more about the next steps in the hiring process, visit:
https://parks.ny.gov/park-police/park-police-officers.aspx#HiringProcess