Application Procedure

NCSHP Trooper Hat

The N.C. State Highway Patrol gives equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or physical disability, to all persons otherwise qualified.

An applicant who falsifies any record, gives false information, or willfully withholds any pertinent information will be rejected for employment or dismissed if employed.

An applicant will be considered for employment based upon the combined score achieved on the Cooper Fitness Standards Test and the IO Solutions Online test. This score will be used to rank all applicants.

Top - down selection of applicants will be based on the applicant list which will be valid for one year.

If you qualify (see requirements here) and are seriously interested in pursuing a career as a North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper, you may:


 The State Highway Patrol is an Equal Opportunity Employer