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Become an FWC Law Enforcement Officer

Does working outdoors and protecting Florida’s fish and wildlife resources sound like your dream job? If so, consider a career as a law enforcement officer for the FWC!

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Getting Started

Learn how to make your career dreams come true! Check out the process for certified/sworn law enforcement and noncertified applicants. Then find more information at the links under "Applicant Resources."

Complete a State of Florida application and an FWC Supplemental Application through People First. Qualifying applicants must pass the FWC’s Physical Abilities Test, participate in an oral interview, pass the background investigation, and pass a vision and psychological evaluation and a physical, including a seven-panel drug screening. Selected applicants receive an employment offer and a date to report to the FWC Law Enforcement Training Center for ten weeks of FWC specific training.
Complete a State of Florida application and an FWC Supplemental Application. Must pass the FWC’s Physical Abilities Test, participate in an oral interview, and pass the background investigation, vision and psychological evaluation and a physical, including a drug screening. Selected applicants receive an employment offer and are enrolled in basic recruit law enforcement training, which lasts 22 weeks and 10 weeks of FWC specific training. Then participate in a 16-week Field Training Program.

Applicant Resources

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The FWC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer