Ohio University

Become an Ohio University Police Officer!

**OUPD is currently accepting applications**
All applications must be submitted online.  Click here to be taken to the online job posting.

There are many benefits to becoming an Ohio University Police Officer:

• WAGES AND LATERAL TRANSFER (Effective July 1, 2013)
• • Top pay for officers is $27.25 per hour ($57,262 per year base)
  • Officers earn an additional 1% for having an associate's degree and 2% for having a bachelor's degree or higher
  • New employees who do not have an OPOTA commission earn $18.35 per hour while in the academy.  Upon graduation from the academy, new officer starting pay is $21.59 per hour ($44,907 per year base)
    
  • New officers with OUPD who have prior law enforcement experience may be eligible for advanced placement in the wage steps upon intial hire (up to Wage Pay Step 4 - $25.71 per hour)

• EQUIPMENT
• • All newly hired officers are issued 5 new full uniforms to include duty gear and equipment

• UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
  
• • Officers are provided an annual uniform allowance of $1,100.00 (paid $550.00 twice per year)

• VACATION
• • Officers immediately begin earning vacation time at a rate of 2 weeks per year
  • At 5 years of service, officers earn 3 weeks of vacation per year
  • At 10 years of service, officers earn 4 weeks of vacation per year
  • At 20 years of service, officers earn 5 weeks of vacation per year

• HOLIDAYS
• • Officers have 11 paid holidays throughout the year, one of which is the officer's birthday as a floating holiday.
    

• SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
  
• • Once an officer has completed his/her probationary period, he/she is elligible for assignments such as:
  • • Bicycle Officer
    • Field Training Officer
    • Detective
    • Narcotics Detective
      
    • Evidence Room manager
    • Crime Scene Investigator
    • OPOTA Instructor
    • Less Lethal Instructor
      
    • Other training opportunities as available
      

• RETIREMENT
• • Officers contribute to the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System - Law Enforcement (OPERS-LE).  Contributions to the plan are tax-deferred and deducted automatically each pay period.

• TUITION
• • Free tuition (with the exception of general fees) at Ohio University and Hocking College

• LIFE INSURANCE
• • Officers are provided basic life insurance at no charge.  In the case of an officer's death, your beneficiary will receive two and one half times your salary, up to $50,000.
  • Officers may buy additional life insurance at a low group rate.

• MEDICAL BENEFITS
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  • Ohio University offers a PPO medical plan administered by Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield. 
    
  • Vision coverage is administered by Vision Service Plan (VSP) and varies depending on employment type.
  • Dental plan
  • Optional orthodontia plan

QUESTIONS? Contact Captain Brian Kapple at (740) 597-2780 or kapple@ohio.edu.

For a full listing and explanation of Ohio University benefits, please visit the Human Resources Benefits page.