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| For questions by email: jobs@lufkinpolice.com *** $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICERS *** Next Civil Service Test Date: 9 a.m. Oct. 18, 2023 Registration Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Oct. 6, 2023 Register here |
Police officer employment FAQs
Officer: $51k-$78k
Supervisor: $67k-$104k
+ assignment and certificate pay
***lateral entry upon approval***
Click here to view pay scale.
Supervisor: $67k-$104k
+ assignment and certificate pay
***lateral entry upon approval***
Click here to view pay scale.
Yes, $5k for CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICERS.
If you are being sent through police academy by the Department then you do not qualify.
If you are being sent through police academy by the Department then you do not qualify.
- Civil Service Entrance Exam Registration
- Fitness test (2000-meter Concept II row)
- Interview board
- Polygraph & extensive background investigation
- Final interview board
- Offer
Non-certified recruits will be sent to a police academy for certification.
Certified recruits will enter the field training program.
Certified recruits will enter the field training program.
Yes. See the complete list here.
You must be at least 21 years of age at the time of the Civil Service exam. The Department has no upper age limit.
Applicants for officer positions are required to pass a work fitness test, consisting of a time-restricted 2000-meter row on a Concept 2 rower. Applicants must achieve a minimum score of 50% on resistance level 5 based on the 2000-meter row chart for their age, weight, and gender, using the percentage results for the test battery found on the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) site:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/ETR/FitnessWellness/concept2RowerCalc.htm
Training tips and additional resources are available here:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/ETR/FitnessWellness/concept2RowerCalc.htm
Training tips and additional resources are available here:
Visible tattoos that fit within our tattoo policy are allowed.
See tattoo policy here.
See tattoo policy here.
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability
- 20-year TMRS retirement at 7%, matched 2 to 1
- 120 paid vacation hours annually
- 120 paid sick hours annually
- 10 paid holidays plus birthday
- Deferred compensation savings program
- Longevity & certificate pay
- $60 monthly uniform cleaning allowance
The Department furnishes all duty equipment including:
- Patrol car
- In-car computer
- Radio
- Body-worn camera
- Colt AR-15
- 40 cal Glock 22
- Taser
- Leather duty gear
- Body armor
- Plate carrier
- Uniforms
- Computer Forensics
- Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant
- Criminal Investigations Division (10-hour investigation division shifts)
- Crisis Negotiation Team
- Departmental Instructor
- Field Training Officer
- Honor Guard
- Patrol Division (12-hour patrol division shifts)
- Robot & Drone Team
- Special Services/Street Crimes Division
- SWAT
- Traffic Crash Reconstruction