police officer

police dispatcher

communication specialist

crossing guard

communications manager

San Jose Police Department

What is the best part of working at the company?
Unless you would like to be ruined as a police officer I would stay away from that Village

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The Village Board and the shady things happening there 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible, can not trust the village board members. They are all related and lie to save their own butts. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Fighting with the board and wondering why you went there in the first place

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great city to work for with a lot of units 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with the unknowns on calls 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great team camaraderie and fun career 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Not like your typical career.  Every day is diffferent

San Jose was a great place for me to work.  I had many different opportunities to expand my interests and  desires.  There is something for everybody once you finish with your probation period.   The sky is the limit with a large department.

I received a good hourly pay rate and I had an excellent supervisor. Job was only ten hours a week though. Job could be stressful due to having to control traffic and pedestrian flow. Parents were appreciative and children were enjoyable to work with.

I enjoyed working for this company, the only reason I chose to leave this company was I had my second child, my daughter and I ended up moving with my immediate family (husband, son daugthter) to Michigan from California to pursue a career advancement for my husband's job. 


The training staff there will help you pass the course, its up to you to do the rest. The experience I had while working there will be something I will keep with me as I move on, I learned a lot about myself, the community and law enforcement family.

Good place and excellent benefits. crazy amount of overtime to your hearts desire, can make good money with pay jobs. supervisors and senior officers sometimes get into your business. overall good place to work for.

There are several units that are available to officers. From flying a helicopter to investigating homicides. There is also room for promotions as the department expands.

Hardest part of the job is making sure the information you give to police officers over the phone is 100% accurate because one wrong piece of information could cost them their life. (Records Department)

If you really must take a job here, just do what everyone does and put in your two years or however long a legitimate agency requires and get out.  The entire city is understaffed, overworked, and underpaid. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Police officer 4 salaries reported	$126,125 per year
Police dispatcher 1 salary reported	$112,443 per year
Communication specialist 1 salary reported	$92,689 per year
Crossing guard 2 salaries reported	$30.48 per hour
Communications manager 1 salary reported	$161,249 per year

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