Applications are normally available twice a year and when the process is open, you can find the application here  statejobs.nebraska.gov, search for “Trooper”.

NSP offers troopers the opportunity to live in a diverse range of communities, from the Omaha metro to beautiful scenery of western Nebraska. The community to which a trooper is assigned is called the duty station. Prior to starting the training process, recruits will know their first duty station.

DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS

Applicants have the opportunity to identify their top three duty station requests from the list of available communities. To ensure those requests are addressed while maintaining quality coverage across Nebraska, NSP uses a system where candidates will know their duty station before beginning training at the NSP Training Academy.

Before submitting an application, each candidate will select their top three duty station preferences. Applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be awarded points based on several factors, including the timing of their application, prior law enforcement experience, education, military service, family considerations, and community ties. Candidates with the highest scores at the time of the final job offer will be prioritized for their chosen duty station. If their top three choices are already filled, candidates will be offered a selection from the remaining available options.

All candidates will know their duty station assignment prior to beginning camp.

DUTY STATION RESIDENCY

Nebraska State Troopers are each assigned a community across Nebraska. Troopers need to live within 40 miles of that duty station, provided their residence is in the State of Nebraska and on a maintained road.

NSP offers the ability for Troopers to laterally transfer to another duty station, as set out in the SLEBC contract, based on availability and seniority.

Yes; you will be a "civilian" employee until you obtain oath of office when you graduate. The current pay rate for NSP recruits is $28.85 per hour. Upon graduation, the troopers will receive an automatic pay increase to step 1 on the Troopers' pay scale. 

No; a high school diploma or GED equivalence is required.

The academy is located in Grand Island, and co-exists with the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center.

The academy is 24 weeks and is a para-military lifestyle setting. Officer Candidates are required to stay at the academy Monday through Friday. Officer Candidates are normally dismissed at the end of the business day on Friday and must report back to academy on Sunday evening.

Tattoos covering 30% or less of an exposed portion of a sworn employees arm need not be covered provided they conform to NSP policy. In order to conceal tattoos and other body art, uniformed and non-uniformed sworn employees may wear the prescribed winter uniform shirt year round. Sworn employees may also wear compression arm sleeves, closely matching the color of the uniform being worn, as designated by the command administration to conceal tattoos. Compression arm sleeves for applicable employees will be purchased by the employee. Flesh colored medical tape, no wider than 2 inches or longer than 12 inches, may also be used to conceal tattoos.

In Nebraska, you must be 21 years of age in order to take the oath of office as a trooper, officer, or deputy. You can begin the NSP Training Academy when you are 20, as long as you turn 21 before graduation. Ask your recruiter when graduation is scheduled for our next camp. 

Yes. Previous TABE scores can be used if the test was taken within the State of Nebraska and you passed the test.