FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER - 1 1 1

Requisition No : 847620

Agency : Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title : FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER - 76000431 1 1 1

Position Number : 76000431

Salary : $60,000.00 Annually

Posting Closing Date : 02 / 24 / 2026

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL

COURTESY

• SERVICE
• PROTECTION

This is a continuous, statewide advertisement for the Florida Highway Patrol Trooper position. There are multiple advertisements for this position. Please submit only one application as this is sufficient for all locations.

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The Organization

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is a nationally accredited state law enforcement agency charged with enforcing the laws of Florida and ensuring the safety of the motoring public.

Our vision is a safer Florida through Courtesy, Service and Protection. Utilizing a comprehensive education and enforcement plan, along with state-of-the-art training, equipment and technology, FHP provides professional law enforcement services to Florida's 21 million residents and 110 million annual visitors while patrolling the state's highways.

Duties and Responsibilities

Upon graduation, Troopers are assigned to patrol operations. Primary functions consist of enforcing the State's criminal and traffic laws, regulating the flow of traffic, assisting motorists, performing vehicle inspections, detecting and apprehending impaired drivers, apprehending fugitives from justice, investigating traffic crashes and assisting other agencies upon request. Duty assignments are based upon position availability and agency need. Recruits may receive a duty assignment anywhere in the State of Florida.

WHAT TRAINING IS REQUIRED?

The FHP Training Academy is in Tallahassee, Florida. Recruits are challenged physically, mentally, and academically during their training to ensure they have what it takes for a career in law enforcement.

The Academy is a live-in training facility. All recruits will stay on academy grounds during the workweek but may leave most weekends. Recruits receive pay, benefits, meals, and lodging while attending the FHP Training Academy.

New recruits without law enforcement experience or without a Florida Law Enforcement Certification must attend the basic recruit course, which is approximately 29 weeks of training. Applicants who are Florida certified law enforcement officers and / or have a minimum of two-years of law enforcement patrol experience, may be eligible for abbreviated training courses. Out-of-state law enforcement officers must obtain their Florida Law Enforcement Certification to be eligible for one of the abbreviated training courses.

WHY APPLY?

Salary

Supplemental pay additives and incentives :

Note : Employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

Our Benefits include

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it's a great place to work, visit our website at : flhsmv.gov / careers .

Career Growth

Troopers with two years of service are eligible for specialty positions with incentive pay such as K-9, Motorcycle Unit, Traffic Homicide, Quick Reaction Force, Instructor and many more! Troopers with two years of service are also eligible to promote to Law Enforcement Investigator I (Corporal) and Troopers with five years of service are eligible to promote to Sergeant.

Applicants must meet one of the following :

Job Related Requirements

General Information

Selection is a three-to-six-month process that consists of the following :

All out-of-state applicants may be required to make multiple trips to Florida to complete the selection process.

For additional information about pursuing a career with the Florida Highway Patrol, visit www.BeATrooper.com or contact the Recruitment Coordinator by telephone at 1-850- 617-2315 or by E-mail at BeATrooper@flhsmv.gov

The Florida Highway Patrol is a division of the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles.

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The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and / or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans' Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

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