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Ocupacions

Police inspector

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Chief inspector Inspector of police Police inspector Police superintendent Superintendent

Police inspectors coordinate and supervise a division in a police department. They ensure the division's compliance with rules and regulations, and monitor the performance of personnel as well as assigning tasks to them. They perform administrative duties to ensure the maintenance of records and reports, and may also develop regulatory guidelines.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Establishing contacts and sources of information about crimes planned or committed, in order to prevent crimes or identify suspected offenders;
(b) Obtaining and verifying evidence by examining crime and accident scenes for clues and physical evidence, interviewing witnesses and suspects and analysing documents and computer files;
(c) Analysing evidence in order to solve crimes, identify criminal activity and gather information for court cases;
(d) Establishing contacts and sources of information not readily available or apparent concerning establishments or the circumstances and behaviour of persons, usually with the aim of preventing a crime;
(e) Making arrests;
(f) Testifying in courts of law or reporting to superiors about circumstances and results of investigations.

Knowledge

  • Law
  • Protection of persons and property
  • Sociology and cultural studies

Digital competencies

  • Ensuring compliance with legislation
  • Carrying out forensic and police investigations
  • Maintaining and enforcing physical security
  • Interviewing
  • Advocating for individual or community needs

Digital competencies

  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Leading others
  • Communicating
  • Supporting others
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Business and administration associate professionals

Government regulatory associate professionals

Police inspectors and detectives

Other occupations of the professional group

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration associate professionals

61%

39%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Government regulatory associate professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Police inspectors and detectives

Other service activities
29%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
27%
Administrative and support service activities
24%
Information and communication
10%
Manufacturing
4%
Others
6%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.