Dane County Sheriff's Office

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

Minimum requirements

• Published minimums include US citizenship and age 20 at appointment, high-school completion or equivalent, two years of full-time school, employment or military experience, and Wisconsin driving eligibility with licensing by appointment.
• Education needs confirmation: the undated page describes a degree/60-credit grace period and an amendment then proposed. Do not rely on that grace period as the current rule; ask recruitment for today's credit requirement. Review the complete current disqualifiers.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Separate lateral requirements and training arrangements need confirmation.

Recruiting contact

Deputy recruiter inquiry — not an application

Hiring outline

1. Create a county candidate profile and apply to an open deputy posting; an inquiry alone is not an application.
2. Application completeness, qualifications and records screening.
3. Written exam, identified as CWH Selection Solutions; invitation supplies preparation instructions.
4. Panel interview for qualifying candidates; combined scores establish an eligibility list, not a job guarantee.
5. Academy-entrance physical readiness assessment for applicable non-certified candidates.
6. Background investigation and investigator meeting.
7. Psychological, medical and drug assessments for selected candidates; confirm conditional-offer timing and assigned sequence.

Physical testing

The employer publishes six academy-entrance benchmarks for non-certified candidates. Protocols and applicability must be reconfirmed for the assigned intake; this is not a personal training prescription.

Undated employer instructions, checked October 23, 2026. The page exempts applicable Wisconsin-certified lateral applicants. Confirm technique, timing, course and current standards with the training deputy; repetition time windows are not specified in the readable instructions.

Benefits

The employer FAQ says prior academy completion is unnecessary: it provides or arranges academy training, pays the training cost and pays trainees for academy time. Confirm offer terms and any repayment obligations; no compensation amount is verified.

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Stages follow the employer's published numbering; offer timing and education require confirmation. Evergreen recruiting language is not a verified opening, deadline or pay schedule. No JobPosting markup or PT preset is warranted by these sources alone.

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