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Occupational Employment Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

33-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
43,230 0.4 % $31.30 $65,100 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.87 $22.16 $29.12 $39.51 $47.25
Annual Wage (2) $39,260 $46,090 $60,560 $82,180 $98,290

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 27,080 1.24 $31.10 $64,690
Local Government (OES Designation) 12,480 0.23 $32.61 $67,820
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,570 0.08 $34.76 $72,300
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 160 0.07 $32.68 $67,970

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 27,080 1.24 $31.10 $64,690
Local Government (OES Designation) 12,480 0.23 $32.61 $67,820
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,570 0.08 $34.76 $72,300
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 160 0.07 $32.68 $67,970

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,570 0.08 $34.76 $72,300
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 160 0.07 $32.68 $67,970
Local Government (OES Designation) 12,480 0.23 $32.61 $67,820
State Government (OES Designation) 27,080 1.24 $31.10 $64,690
Facilities Support Services (8) (8) $26.39 $54,900

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 4,580 0.29 0.93 $45.09 $93,780
Texas 4,180 0.36 1.16 $24.71 $51,400
New York 3,940 0.43 1.41 $41.22 $85,730
Virginia 2,180 0.58 1.89 $26.26 $54,620
Maryland 2,120 0.80 2.61 $29.37 $61,090




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 2,120 0.80 2.61 $29.37 $61,090
New Mexico 540 0.67 2.17 $23.69 $49,270
Louisiana 1,160 0.60 1.95 $26.69 $55,510
Arizona 1,580 0.60 1.93 $26.97 $56,100
Virginia 2,180 0.58 1.89 $26.26 $54,620




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 580 0.15 0.48 $51.29 $106,680
California 4,580 0.29 0.93 $45.09 $93,780
Alaska 80 0.24 0.79 $43.73 $90,970
Illinois 1,550 0.26 0.85 $43.56 $90,590
New York 3,940 0.43 1.41 $41.22 $85,730





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,590 0.24 0.78 $44.88 $93,360
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,220 0.90 2.94 $28.66 $59,610
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 930 0.48 1.57 $28.30 $58,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 640 0.47 1.53 $44.58 $92,730
Baton Rouge, LA 570 1.43 4.65 $26.64 $55,420
Richmond, VA 530 0.84 2.72 $25.00 $52,000
Bakersfield, CA 530 1.80 5.85 $45.06 $93,720
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 500 0.17 0.55 $24.26 $50,460
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 440 0.44 1.42 $19.34 $40,240
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 410 0.64 2.09 $21.61 $44,940




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
The Villages, FL 80 3.31 10.76 $31.96 $66,470
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 270 2.70 8.78 $28.75 $59,810
Elmira, NY 90 2.52 8.19 $38.60 $80,290
Pine Bluff, AR 70 2.13 6.90 $25.87 $53,810
Yuma, AZ 120 1.99 6.46 $24.65 $51,260
Terre Haute, IN 130 1.96 6.35 $21.86 $45,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 110 1.88 6.10 $48.77 $101,440
Bakersfield, CA 530 1.80 5.85 $45.06 $93,720
Danville, IL 50 1.76 5.73 $41.34 $85,980
Salisbury, MD-DE 270 1.72 5.59 $27.15 $56,460