Police Internships
HPD offers paid internships on a limited basis to college seniors who are interested in a career in municipal policing. Students who are interested in furthering their criminal justice education with HPD will have to pass a rigorous application and background process and must be offered college credit hours in exchange for the time worked with us.
HPD also hires qualified candidates to join the Community Response Unit, a unit of security aides that assist in patrolling assigned areas throughout the City of Hickory.
For information on these positions contact the recruiting sergeant, Cam Anderson, for more information.
Police Officers and Master Police Officers work 11.5 hour shifts with a two-week repeating schedule. Officers have every other weekend off, work 14 out of 28 days with three days off every other week.
Officers are assigned to specific Pacts (geographical zones) within the City, encouraging the strong Community Based Policing philosophy.
The Hickory Police Department is supportive of each individual officer’s career goals and as such, officers are encouraged to take training classes to not only meet the needs of the department, but to develop themselves professionally and personally. Training is often extended outside of the mandatory hours prescribed by the State of North Carolina.
