Employment Opportunities

How to Join The Fargo Police Department

A career in a community oriented law enforcement agency can be yours if you want a job that offers: challenge, excitement, variety, teamwork and job satisfaction, opportunities for special assignments and career development, opportunities for promotion, outstanding benefit package including health and dental coverage and an excellent retirement program.      

Step 1: Request a hiring packet from Sam Holland , Human Resources Police Department at 241-8162 or sholland@cityoffargo.com.    

Step 2: Entrance exam.

Step 3: Physical fitness exam

Step 4: Panel interview  

Step 5: Background Investigation

Step 6: Conditional offer phase: includes medical, psychological and polygraph examinations  as well as National Fingerprint Database search  

Step 7: Full offer & transition to PTO  

Internships: The Fargo Police Department offers internships to college students on an ongoing basis. Benefits of an internship include training (paid positions are available on a limited basis), and the satisfaction in giving back to the community. Interns help the Department carry out many vital and support functions and also help develop closer links to the communities of Fargo . Interns are usually assigned to a specific division or unit in the Department based on their interests and the amount of work available. They do a variety of jobs including:

  • Data entry
  • Crime scene diagrams
  • Computer programming
  • Assisting in investigations
  • Geographic Information System work

Interns are asked to work a set number of hours per week based on the requirements of their class. Hours are flexible, enabling students to put in their hours around their class schedule. Contact Police Human Resources at (701) 241-8162 to get an internship application.    

Law Enforcement Academy: Lake Region State College is now taking applications for students in its Peace Officer Training course.  For more information, contact Lloyd Halvorson, director of peace officer training, at 1-800-443-1313 or 701-662-1526, or send an e-mail to Lloyd.Halvorson@lrsc.nodak.edu.