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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

21-1092 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

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)
87,700 0.8 % $27.23 $56,630 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.31 $19.61 $24.71 $33.13 $43.69
Annual Wage (2) $33,920 $40,800 $51,410 $68,900 $90,880

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, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 46,020 2.11 $27.18 $56,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 38,680 0.71 $27.93 $58,090
Individual and Family Services 1,170 0.05 $17.19 $35,750
Facilities Support Services 1,040 0.66 $19.44 $40,440
Elementary and Secondary Schools 80 0.00 $21.61 $44,960

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, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 46,020 2.11 $27.18 $56,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 38,680 0.71 $27.93 $58,090
Facilities Support Services 1,040 0.66 $19.44 $40,440
Individual and Family Services 1,170 0.05 $17.19 $35,750
Outpatient Care Centers 40 0.00 $16.18 $33,660

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 38,680 0.71 $27.93 $58,090
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 46,020 2.11 $27.18 $56,540
Other Residential Care Facilities (8) (8) $22.43 $46,650
Elementary and Secondary Schools 80 (7) $21.61 $44,960
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (8) (8) $20.13 $41,870

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 11,890 0.71 1.16 $40.80 $84,870
Texas 8,660 0.73 1.18 $22.27 $46,330
New York 4,530 0.49 0.80 $32.74 $68,110
Pennsylvania 4,240 0.73 1.19 $26.02 $54,120
Florida 3,580 0.43 0.69 $16.75 $34,840




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)
West Virginia 840 1.23 1.99 $18.23 $37,920
New Mexico 860 1.07 1.74 $20.44 $42,510
Idaho 710 1.04 1.68 $20.11 $41,840
Oregon 1,680 0.92 1.49 $29.03 $60,380
Alaska 290 0.91 1.47 $32.50 $67,590




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 11,890 0.71 1.16 $40.80 $84,870
New Jersey 2,820 0.70 1.14 $36.84 $76,630
Iowa 730 0.48 0.77 $33.35 $69,370
New York 4,530 0.49 0.80 $32.74 $68,110
Alaska 290 0.91 1.47 $32.50 $67,590



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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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,330 0.75 1.22 $39.88 $82,950
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,400 0.36 0.58 $35.02 $72,850
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,960 0.67 1.09 $21.94 $45,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,520 0.77 1.25 $28.75 $59,810
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,520 0.61 0.99 $24.40 $50,750
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,200 0.46 0.75 $21.09 $43,860
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,140 1.26 2.05 $25.86 $53,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,130 0.79 1.28 $40.11 $83,420
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,130 0.59 0.95 $30.46 $63,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,110 0.44 0.72 $27.93 $58,100


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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)
Pine Bluff, AR 90 2.92 4.75 $18.60 $38,680
Pocatello, ID 90 2.75 4.47 $19.18 $39,890
Texarkana, TX-AR 120 2.12 3.44 $19.33 $40,200
Elmira, NY 70 2.09 3.40 $34.04 $70,810
Bakersfield, CA 600 1.98 3.21 $42.57 $88,550
Salem, OR 320 1.95 3.17 $27.38 $56,950
Charleston, WV 210 1.90 3.08 $18.64 $38,770
Pueblo, CO 100 1.71 2.78 $27.87 $57,980
Flagstaff, AZ 100 1.61 2.62 $21.88 $45,510
Abilene, TX 100 1.59 2.58 $20.83 $43,330


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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,030 1.07 1.74 $47.04 $97,840
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 430 0.26 0.43 $45.07 $93,740
Bakersfield, CA 600 1.98 3.21 $42.57 $88,550
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,130 0.79 1.28 $40.11 $83,420
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division 540 0.47 0.77 $39.91 $83,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,330 0.75 1.22 $39.88 $82,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $39.28 $81,700
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 460 0.35 0.58 $38.01 $79,050
Fresno, CA 380 1.03 1.67 $37.54 $78,080
Merced, CA 60 0.86 1.40 $37.48 $77,960

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 340 2.07 3.36 $17.31 $36,010
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 320 1.19 1.93 $20.45 $42,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 300 1.20 1.96 $20.43 $42,490
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 280 1.00 1.62 $26.92 $55,990
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 260 1.82 2.96 $30.23 $62,870

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Washington nonmetropolitan area 240 3.60 5.85 $26.52 $55,170
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area 100 3.34