TROOPER

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time 09 / 23 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time Closing Date / Time 01 / 05 / 2026 11 : 59PM Central Time Salary (Monthly) $5,727.00 Salary (Annually) $68,724.00 Job Type Full-Time City, State Location

Knoxville, TN

Chattanooga, TN

Nashville, TN

Memphis, TN

Fall Branch, TN

Cookeville, TN

Lawrenceburg, TN

Jackson, TN

Department Safety and Homeland Security

LOCATION OF POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY, TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, STATEWIDE

For more information, visit the link below

https : / / www.tn.gov / content / dam / tn / safety / documents / MemoHiringProcessDuration.pdf

Officers assigned to the road in Shelby County will receive an incentive of $10,000 per year

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience : Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school.

Necessary Special Qualifications :

• 1. Be willing to and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons;
• 2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age as of the date of commissioning as a Trooper;
• 3. Be a citizen of the United States or a permanent legal resident of the United States provided the candidate applies for or obtains United States citizenship within six (6) years of the employment start date;
• 4. Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation;
• 5. Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
• 6. Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
• 7. Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
• 8. Have no conviction for a felony or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
• 9. Pass a physical examination administered by a licensed physician that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
• 10. Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a licensed mental health professional that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
• 11. Have visual acuity of 20 / 100 in each eye, separately without glasses, and each eye corrected to 20 / 30 or better with corrective lenses;
• 12. Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment in some positions;

13. Upon appointment, successfully complete a prescribed course of instruction at the Department of Safety Training Center or have successfully completed the equivalent of the prescribed course.

Overview

This is the entry-working class in the Highway Patrol sub-series. An employee in this class is assigned to perform public assistance, public protection, crime prevention, state / federal law enforcement, defendant prosecution, and related front-line law enforcement field operations or staff work of routine difficulty. This class differs from THP Sergeant in that an incumbent of the latter supervises staff in this classification or performs staff work of greater scope and complexity. Those employed in this classification may work a variable shift and are subject to call-out 24 / 7 / 365.

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Tools & Equipment

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications :

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.