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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
33-3012 Correctional Officers and Jailers
Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.
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) |
428,870 |
0.5 % |
$22.88 |
$47,600 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$14.20 |
$16.75 |
$20.93 |
$27.81 |
$36.03 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$29,540 |
$34,830 |
$43,540 |
$57,850 |
$74,940 |
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) |
227,860 |
10.42 |
$23.02 |
$47,880 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
161,910 |
2.97 |
$22.81 |
$47,440 |
Facilities Support Services |
20,730 |
13.22 |
$18.80 |
$39,110 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
16,860 |
0.83 |
$26.70 |
$55,530 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
1,090 |
0.46 |
$25.75 |
$53,560 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Facilities Support Services |
20,730 |
13.22 |
$18.80 |
$39,110 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
227,860 |
10.42 |
$23.02 |
$47,880 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
161,910 |
2.97 |
$22.81 |
$47,440 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
16,860 |
0.83 |
$26.70 |
$55,530 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
1,090 |
0.46 |
$25.75 |
$53,560 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Investigation and Security Services |
200 |
0.02 |
$27.68 |
$57,580 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
16,860 |
0.83 |
$26.70 |
$55,530 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
1,090 |
0.46 |
$25.75 |
$53,560 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
227,860 |
10.42 |
$23.02 |
$47,880 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
161,910 |
2.97 |
$22.81 |
$47,440 |
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) |
Texas |
48,600 |
4.09 |
1.36 |
$19.91 |
$41,420 |
California |
36,730 |
2.20 |
0.73 |
$34.44 |
$71,630 |
New York |
34,820 |
3.78 |
1.26 |
$30.76 |
$63,990 |
Florida |
33,730 |
4.01 |
1.33 |
$20.51 |
$42,670 |
Pennsylvania |
17,380 |
3.01 |
1.00 |
$24.58 |
$51,140 |
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) |
New Mexico |
4,550 |
5.67 |
1.89 |
$16.73 |
$34,800 |
Arizona |
14,170 |
5.24 |
1.74 |
$21.29 |
$44,290 |
Mississippi |
5,600 |
5.00 |
1.66 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
West Virginia |
3,280 |
4.77 |
1.59 |
$16.39 |
$34,090 |
Arkansas |
5,480 |
4.57 |
1.52 |
$16.25 |
$33,810 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
36,730 |
2.20 |
0.73 |
$34.44 |
$71,630 |
New Jersey |
10,800 |
2.70 |
0.90 |
$33.85 |
$70,400 |
Massachusetts |
6,080 |
1.72 |
0.57 |
$31.76 |
$66,060 |
New York |
34,820 |
3.78 |
1.26 |
$30.76 |
$63,990 |
Alaska |
1,200 |
3.77 |
1.25 |
$30.07 |
$62,550 |
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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) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
14,500 |
2.17 |
0.72 |
$33.37 |
$69,400 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
9,390 |
4.74 |
1.58 |
$21.82 |
$45,380 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
7,840 |
2.68 |
0.89 |
$21.66 |
$45,050 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
5,260 |
1.44 |
0.48 |
$31.08 |
$64,650 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
4,550 |
3.17 |
1.05 |
$34.96 |
$72,710 |
Bakersfield, CA |
4,240 |
13.95 |
4.64 |
$35.15 |
$73,110 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,100 |
1.57 |
0.52 |
$17.97 |
$37,380 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
4,000 |
1.61 |
0.53 |
$21.49 |
$44,700 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,700 |
0.83 |
0.28 |
$31.32 |
$65,150 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
3,690 |
2.01 |
0.67 |
$33.71 |
$70,110 |
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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 |
1,420 |
45.73 |
15.20 |
$17.10 |
$35,560 |
The Villages, FL |
1,120 |
42.94 |
14.27 |
$22.28 |
$46,340 |
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
1,960 |
33.29 |
11.06 |
$33.97 |
$70,650 |
Elmira, NY |
860 |
24.77 |
8.23 |
$30.31 |
$63,050 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
800 |
21.55 |
7.16 |
$23.02 |
$47,880 |
Glens Falls, NY |
880 |
16.52 |
5.49 |
$28.67 |
$59,630 |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
530 |
16.44 |
5.46 |
$19.13 |
$39,800 |
Abilene, TX |
1,000 |
15.49 |
5.15 |
$19.17 |
$39,880 |
Jefferson City, MO |
1,130 |
15.30 |
5.08 |
$14.44 |
$30,030 |
Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division |
2,080 |
15.01 |
4.99 |
$29.24 |
$60,810 |
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