Daly City Police Department

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-23. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• The gateway names entry-level and lateral police officer routes, but full current age, education, license, work-authorization, certification and disqualifier criteria were not established from the reviewed sources. Do not substitute cadet, Explorer or civilian requirements.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Careers gateway separates lateral officers from entry-level officers. Recognized credentials, prior-service credit, selection exemptions, field training and pay placement remain unverified.

Recruiting contact

Needs confirmation

Hiring outline

1. The officer page directs applicants to CalOpps and the Police Officer Trainee classification, with current-opening questions routed to Human Resources. External provider and current officer announcement were not reviewed or submitted.
2. The public oral-board document describes a panel of two or three department members and roughly thirty minutes of questions assessing preparation, motivation, accomplishments, interpersonal/communication skills, learning and judgment. This is published general format guidance, not confidential questions, a scoring cutoff or a guaranteed current appointment format.
3. Full written-test route, physical testing, background sequence, offer timing, psychological/medical screening and academy/field-training requirements remain unverified. Linked background, hiring-process and physical-exam PDFs exceeded the collector size cap and were not reviewed; do not infer their contents.

Physical testing

No numeric officer fitness standards verified. The linked physical-exam PDF exceeded the collector size cap and was not reviewed, so neither its test type nor cutoff is inferred.

Benefits

Undated officer overview advertises $1,000 annual uniform allowance, $4,653 annual specialty pay, 95% medical contribution at the listed Kaiser rate, flexible shifts and on-duty wellness. Eligibility, current agreements and whether specialty compensation applies to a specific applicant need confirmation.

Hiring incentives

Officer overview advertises a $10,000 hiring incentive without reviewed eligibility, payment schedule or repayment conditions. Not a guaranteed entry-level or lateral benefit.

Partial guide, not complete eligibility or a verified current opening. Annual advertised range is not annualized from hourly pay and is not a confirmed recruit/academy rate. No current deadline, next class, academy-funding or repayment promise established. Public oral-board advice encourages department/job research and reflection on transferable experience; ordinary life experience remains valid preparation. General police contact and recruitment-interest form are not a completed application.

No test preset is imported from this profile. Bring current employer instructions to your preparation.