Desk Officer Salary
in Idaho, United States

• Supervises and coordinates activities of personnel assigned to police precinct station: assumes responsibility for safekeeping of money and valuables taken from prisoners, lost or stolen articles, and property held as evidence.
• Supervises work of police officer ii or police officer i who search suspects.
• Supervises telephone operator engaged in sending and receiving police communication by telephone and radio systems.
• Receives notification and informs commanding officer of calls and orders received over police communication systems.
• Records information, such as name of arresting officer and prisoner's name, address, and charge, to complete precinct activity reports for commanding officer.
• Commands subordinate officers and subordinate personnel on assigned duty and assumes responsibility for efficiency and discipline of workers under command.
• Assumes command of station house in absence of commanding officer.
• May make inspection tour of police beats in precinct area traffic lieutenant.
• May supervise and coordinate activities of police clerical staff secretary of police.
• May be designated according to rank as desk captain; desk lieutenant; desk sergeant.

Desk Officer Job Prevalence in Idaho, United States

Job family: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Job family population: 662,390

Estimated population of Desk Officer jobs: 28,523

Rate of error: 0.5%