Regular Member Career Specializations

With the RCMP, you can forget about doing the same thing year after year for the rest of your working life.

You will start your policing career in general duty at the detachment level. Some of these duties include: responding to domestic disputes, corporate and residential alarms, traffic enforcement, protecting crime scenes, apprehending criminals, making arrests, and testifying in court. Many police officers choose to continue in general duty because of the variety of interesting work and challenges.

After three years of general duty policing, you may have the opportunity to specialize in different areas of policing. There are over 150 different types of operational and administrative opportunities available within the RCMP - enough choice to ensure a career of constant growth and learning.

Examples of the operational specializations include: major crime investigations, emergency response, forensic identification, international peacekeeping, marine patrol, explosives disposal and police dog services.

There are many opportunities in an administrative role. Examples include human resources, corporate planning, policy analysis and public affairs.

Explore the over 150 career specializations for Regular Members of the RCMP:

General Duty Policing

Investigative, Tactical and Protective

National and International

Air, Marine and Border

Training, Development and Recruitment

Police Science and Analysis

Corporate, Legal and Public

 

General Duty Policing
RCMP officers begin their careers by doing three years of service at the detachment level, but many choose to remain in general duty because they like the work and constant challenge. Career rewards in this area include a broad range of assignments and the satisfaction that come with serving Canadians at the community level. Jobs include:

• Aboriginal Policing Services
• Community and Contract Policing
• Detachment Frontline Policing
• General Duty Protective Policing
• Northern Service
• Protective Policing
• Traffic Services
• Urban Policing

Investigative, Tactical and Protective (ITP)

• Auto Theft
• Child Exploitation Investigator
• Commercial Crime
• Diamond Protection
• Drug Enforcement
• Economic Crime
• Emergency Response Team
• Explosives Disposal
• Financial Crime
• Financial Intelligence
• Fraud and Securities
• Guard/Prisoner Escort
• Hazardous Devices
• Human Trafficking
• Investigator
• Major Crimes
• Major Case Management
• Money Laundering
• Organized Crime
• Plain Clothes Services
• Police Dog Services
• Protective Policing Services
• Proceeds of Crime
• Security Offences
• Sex Crimes
• Source Development
• Special Investigations
• Task Force Coordination
• Technical Investigative Services
• Technological Crimes
• Telecom Operations
• Threat Assessment
• Undercover Operations
• VIP Protection Policing
• Violent Crimes Specialist
• Witness Protection
• Youth-at-Risk

National and International (NIS)

• Anti-Terrorism
• Anti-Corruption
• Armourers
• Canadian Firearms Centre
• Combined Law Enforcement/Joint Forces
• Federal and International Operations
• Federal Enforcement Section
• Firearms Registry
• Immigration and Passport
• Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement
• Integrated Market Enforcement
• Intelligence Operations
• International Peace Operations
• Integrated Risk Management
• International Liaison Officer
• International Policing
• International Visits and Protocol
• Interpol
• Mobilization Coordinator
• National Armourer Program
• National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre
• National Contract Policing
• National Criminal Data Bank Program
• National Operations Centre
• National Security and Threat Assessment
• National Sex Offender Registry
• National Weapons Enforcement
• Pipeline Convoy Coordinator
• Product Licensing
• Terrorist and Criminal Extremist Projects
• United Nations Civilian Policing
• War Crimes

Air, Marine and Border (AMB)

• Air Carrier Protective Program
• Air Services
• Aircraft Tactical Officer
• Airport Watch Coordinator
• Border Integrity Program
• Coastal/Airport Watch Program
• Cross Border Crime
• Customs and Excise
• Integrated Border Enforcement
• Marine and Ports Operations
• Underwater Recovery

Training, Development and Recruitment (TDR)

• Aboriginal Recruiter/Counselor
• Applied Police Science Trainer
• Cadet Training
• Diving Coordinator
• Firearms Training
• Instructors
• Learning and Development
• Major Events Coordination
• Polygraph
• Staffing and Recruiting Services
• Training and Development
• Trainers

Police Science and Analysis (PSA)

• Behavioral Sciences
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Unit
• Counterfeit Coordinator
• Crime Scene Methods Analyst
• Criminal Analyst
• Criminal Intelligence
• Criminal Profiling
• Criminal Psychology
• Detection Systems
• DNA Program
• Fingerprint Bureau
• Forensic Art Specialist
• Forensic Identification
• Forensic Imaging
• Gaming Specialist
• Geographic Profiler
• Researcher

Corporate, Legal and Public (CLP)

• Access to Information and Privacy Branch
• Assets and Procurement
• Canadian Police College
• Complaints and Internal Investigations
• Contract Policing policy Analyst
• Court Liaison
• Crime Prevention and Victim Services
• Crime Stoppers
• Drug Awareness
• Employment Equity
• Ethics and Integrity
• Financial Management
• Grievances
• Health Services
• Human Resources
• Human Rights Analyst
• Informatics
• Internal Audit
• Management and Administrative Services
• Media Relations
• Missing Children Registry
• Musical Ride
• Musical Ride Tour Planning
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Phonebusters