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Occupational Employment Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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)
43,760 0.5 % $32.86 $68,350 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $20.05 $23.01 $30.45 $41.63 $49.56
Annual Wage (2) $41,710 $47,860 $63,340 $86,590 $103,090

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) 27,810 1.28 $31.96 $66,470
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 12,980 0.24 $34.80 $72,380
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,410 0.07 $36.56 $76,040
Facilities Support Services 1,320 0.85 $29.12 $60,570
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 190 0.08 $33.53 $69,750

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) 27,810 1.28 $31.96 $66,470
Facilities Support Services 1,320 0.85 $29.12 $60,570
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 12,980 0.24 $34.80 $72,380
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 190 0.08 $33.53 $69,750
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,410 0.07 $36.56 $76,040

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) 1,410 0.07 $36.56 $76,040
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 12,980 0.24 $34.80 $72,380
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 190 0.08 $33.53 $69,750
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 27,810 1.28 $31.96 $66,470
Facilities Support Services 1,320 0.85 $29.12 $60,570

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 4,520 0.27 0.88 $48.51 $100,910
Texas 4,000 0.33 1.09 $25.24 $52,500
New York 3,890 0.41 1.37 $43.56 $90,600
Virginia 2,420 0.63 2.09 $27.13 $56,430
Florida 2,360 0.27 0.91 $30.04 $62,490




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 640 0.79 2.60 $23.86 $49,630
Maryland 1,960 0.73 2.41 $31.38 $65,270
Louisiana 1,300 0.68 2.25 $25.57 $53,180
Virginia 2,420 0.63 2.09 $27.13 $56,430
Arizona 1,620 0.58 1.92 $27.20 $56,580




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 630 0.16 0.51 $50.81 $105,690
California 4,520 0.27 0.88 $48.51 $100,910
Alaska 80 0.24 0.80 $44.90 $93,390
New York 3,890 0.41 1.37 $43.56 $90,600
Illinois 1,970 0.33 1.09 $41.75 $86,840





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 2,090 0.22 0.73 $50.08 $104,160
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,060 0.77 2.55 $29.63 $61,640
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 940 0.46 1.51 $27.92 $58,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 690 0.15 0.49 $40.73 $84,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 630 0.20 0.66 $40.34 $83,900
Richmond, VA 620 0.95 3.16 $25.58 $53,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 580 0.39 1.29 $48.31 $100,480
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 570 0.21 0.71 $25.27 $52,560
Baton Rouge, LA 570 1.44 4.75 $25.50 $53,030
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 470 0.48 1.59 $49.56 $103,090




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)
Cumberland, MD-WV 160 4.33 14.33 $29.73 $61,830
The Villages, FL 70 2.71 8.97 $33.48 $69,640
Elmira, NY 90 2.44 8.07 $38.43 $79,940
Yuma, AZ 130 2.19 7.24 $24.06 $50,040
Pine Bluff, AR 70 2.19 7.23 $26.57 $55,260
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 230 2.19 7.23 $28.66 $59,620
Santa Fe, NM 120 1.88 6.21 $24.02 $49,960
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 110 1.78 5.88 $49.09 $102,110
Danville, IL 40 1.55 5.13 $40.77 $84,790
Charlottesville, VA 170 1.54 5.08 $24.17 $50,280