US police receive less training than plumbers

Re:US police receive less training than plumbers by jjk166 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @04:11PM (#34633095)

National median plumber salary is $50,620/yr, national median police officer salary is $61,800/yr. Police officers are also much more likely than plumbers to have pensions.

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Re:US police receive less training than plumbers by suddenclarity on Thursday February 02, 2023 @05:02PM (#34633828)

Wouldn't those stats be heavily influenced by the work description? A police officer would still be a police officer as they advance in the ranks. A plumber would stop being a plumber when they get a new title. Or does the US differ between police and police officer?

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Re:US police receive less training than plumbers by jjk166 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @05:35PM (#34634216)

I'm not privy to how they calculated the numbers but typically title changes are accounted for.

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Re:US police receive less training than plumbers by Arrath on Thursday February 02, 2023 @05:28PM (#34634143)

What kind of career ladder are you imaging for plumbers, here? There aren't that many boilermakers or steamfitters around these days.

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