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.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
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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

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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

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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