Intern - Highway Patrol (Summer)

South Dakota State Government; Aberdeen (SD); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Aberdeen, SD-based Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol seeks an Intern for the Summer session (May–August). The role involves assisting office staff with projects on operations and administrative plans and shadowing troopers during field activities.

Interns help with crash scene mapping, crash investigations, reconstructions, firearms training sessions, sobriety checkpoints, and learning motor carrier laws and bus inspections.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their program.
• Preference may be given to South Dakota residents and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist office staff with special projects dealing with operations and administrative plans.
• Shadow troopers and office personnel during patrol duties.
• Assist with crash scene mapping, crash investigations, and reconstruction of crashes.
• Assist with firearms training sessions.
• Assist with sobriety checkpoints and motor carrier enforcement laws, including bus inspections.
• May participate in SWAT training scenarios.
• Work irregular hours outside 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., including weekends and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
• Perform other duties deemed feasible.

Job description

Intern - Highway Patrol (Summer) - 38255

Aberdeen, SD | Public Safety | Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly

17.80 - 17.80 US per hour

Posted 3 days ago | Apply before January 27, 2027

Description

Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title:Intern - Highway Patrol
Hiring Manager: Lt. Myron Norman
Agency:Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol
Location: Aberdeen
Minimum Salary: $17.80 Hourly

Position Description:
Time will be spent assisting office staff with special projects dealing with operations and administrative plans. Interns will spend time assisting troopers in crash scene mapping and crash investigations and reconstruction of crashes, assist with firearms training sessions, assist with sobriety checkpoints and shadow Troopers and Office personnel. Intern will assist with motor carrier enforcement laws and learn working knowledge of motor carrier laws to include bus inspections by working with Motor Carrier Teams. Interns may assist with SWAT training scenarios. Intern will work irregular hours outside the 8 a.m. -5 p.m. time frame during internship as well as weekends and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Interns may complete various other duties deemed feasible.

Qualifications: Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.