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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
423,050 0.5 % $24.10 $50,130 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $15.26 $17.84 $21.72 $28.90 $37.54
Annual Wage (2) $31,740 $37,110 $45,180 $60,110 $78,090


Industry profile for this occupation:

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) 222,050 10.21 $24.30 $50,530
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 160,070 2.89 $23.99 $49,890
Facilities Support Services 24,030 14.60 $20.72 $43,090
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 15,100 0.75 $27.82 $57,870
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 1,400 0.57 $26.59 $55,310

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 24,030 14.60 $20.72 $43,090
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 222,050 10.21 $24.30 $50,530
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 160,070 2.89 $23.99 $49,890
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 15,100 0.75 $27.82 $57,870
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 1,400 0.57 $26.59 $55,310

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) 15,100 0.75 $27.82 $57,870
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 1,400 0.57 $26.59 $55,310
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 222,050 10.21 $24.30 $50,530
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 160,070 2.89 $23.99 $49,890
Facilities Support Services 24,030 14.60 $20.72 $43,090


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 47,160 3.79 1.32 $20.42 $42,470
California 36,090 2.08 0.72 $37.75 $78,510
New York 35,420 3.72 1.29 $31.73 $66,000
Florida 33,040 3.76 1.30 $20.68 $43,010
Pennsylvania 17,590 2.98 1.03 $26.60 $55,330




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 4,110 4.99 1.73 $18.01 $37,450
Arizona 13,670 4.77 1.66 $20.50 $42,640
Arkansas 5,610 4.61 1.60 $16.86 $35,070
West Virginia 3,080 4.38 1.52 $18.63 $38,740
Louisiana 7,950 4.14 1.44 $17.31 $36,010




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 36,090 2.08 0.72 $37.75 $78,510
New Jersey 11,320 2.77 0.96 $34.23 $71,190
Rhode Island 1,080 2.23 0.78 $32.95 $68,540
Massachusetts 5,690 1.57 0.55 $32.82 $68,270
New York 35,420 3.72 1.29 $31.73 $66,000





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,830 2.26 0.78 $34.53 $71,830
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 8,510 4.01 1.39 $21.07 $43,820
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,420 2.76 0.96 $20.94 $43,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,270 2.53 0.88 $26.08 $54,240
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6,950 2.63 0.91 $25.83 $53,720
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,930 1.27 0.44 $31.77 $66,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,470 1.49 0.52 $23.62 $49,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 5,280 3.43 1.19 $38.14 $79,330
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,100 1.82 0.63 $32.77 $68,150
Bakersfield, CA 4,320 13.63 4.73 $38.38 $79,830




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 1,430 46.82 16.26 $17.78 $36,970
The Villages, FL 1,030 35.26 12.24 $23.30 $48,470
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 1,890 31.05 10.78 $34.22 $71,180
Cumberland, MD-WV 730 19.91 6.91 $22.89 $47,620
Glens Falls, NY 950 18.18 6.31 $28.46 $59,190
Yuma, AZ 1,050 16.93 5.88 $18.71 $38,910
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 460 14.26 4.95 $18.97 $39,460
Texarkana, TX-AR 810 14.15 4.91 $19.35 $40,240
Killeen-Temple, TX 1,960 13.93 4.84 $19.39 $40,320
Jefferson City, MO 1,030 13.89 4.82 $15.42 $32,080




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)
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1,630 6.46 2.24 $39.08 $81,280
Bakersfield, CA 4,320 13.63 4.73 $38.38 $79,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,750 0.71 0.25 $38.32 $79,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 5,280 3.43 1.19 $38.14 $79,330
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 2,190 2.16 0.75 $36.89 $76,720
Eugene, OR 60 0.37 0.13 $36.75 $76,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,160 0.35 0.12 $36.30 $75,510
Fresno, CA 1,600 4.13 1.44 $34.98 $72,750
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,830 2.26 0.78 $34.53 $71,830
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 1,890 31.05 10.78 $34.22 $71,180

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)
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 6,610 54.94 19.08 $17.03 $35,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 4,990 25.34 8.80 $19.46 $40,480
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 4,000 14.45 5.02 $18.60 $38,690
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 3,530 24.09 8.36 $29.79 $61,950
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 3,120 16.18 5.62 $28.14 $58,530

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)
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 6,610 54.94 19.08 $17.03 $35,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 4,990 25.34 8.80 $19.46 $40,480
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,600 24.67 8.56 $17.99 $37,420
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 3,530 24.09 8.36 $29.79 $61,950
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 2,020 20.39 7.08 $23.56 $49,010

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,180 19.96 6.93 $39.66 $82,490
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 930 8.64 3.00 $36.79 $76,530
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,350 13.43 4.66 $36.33 $75,570
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 460 4.20 1.46 $32.55 $67,700
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 3,530 24.09 8.36 $29.79 $61,950


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020