Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

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)
87,500 0.8 % $26.63 $55,380 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.17 $19.01 $24.12 $32.41 $42.76
Annual Wage (2) $33,630 $39,530 $50,160 $67,420 $88,930


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 (OES Designation) 46,760 2.14 $26.45 $55,010
Local Government (OES Designation) 38,050 0.71 $27.41 $57,000
Facilities Support Services 1,020 0.69 $19.29 $40,130
Individual and Family Services 1,010 0.06 $17.56 $36,520
Other Residential Care Facilities 420 0.26 $20.03 $41,660

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 (OES Designation) 46,760 2.14 $26.45 $55,010
Local Government (OES Designation) 38,050 0.71 $27.41 $57,000
Facilities Support Services 1,020 0.69 $19.29 $40,130
Other Residential Care Facilities 420 0.26 $20.03 $41,660
Individual and Family Services 1,010 0.06 $17.56 $36,520

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government (OES Designation) 38,050 0.71 $27.41 $57,000
State Government (OES Designation) 46,760 2.14 $26.45 $55,010
Elementary and Secondary Schools 40 (7) $21.61 $44,940
Other Residential Care Facilities 420 0.26 $20.03 $41,660
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 60 0.03 $19.58 $40,730


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 11,760 0.74 1.18 $40.07 $83,350
Texas 8,070 0.69 1.10 $21.98 $45,710
New York 4,450 0.49 0.79 $32.28 $67,140
Florida 4,420 0.54 0.86 $18.80 $39,090
Pennsylvania 4,310 0.75 1.20 $25.68 $53,410




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 1.20 1.92 $18.27 $38,000
South Dakota 430 1.03 1.65 $20.38 $42,400
New Mexico 780 0.97 1.56 $20.19 $42,000
Idaho 630 0.96 1.53 $19.10 $39,720
Colorado 2,390 0.95 1.53 $27.82 $57,860




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 11,760 0.74 1.18 $40.07 $83,350
New Jersey 2,740 0.69 1.11 $35.47 $73,780
Iowa 610 0.40 0.64 $32.41 $67,410
Illinois 2,190 0.37 0.59 $32.31 $67,190
New York 4,450 0.49 0.79 $32.28 $67,140





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 3,300 0.78 1.26 $38.96 $81,040
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,410 0.37 0.59 $33.93 $70,580
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,750 0.60 0.95 $21.99 $45,730
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,450 0.60 0.96 $23.99 $49,890
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,440 0.75 1.20 $28.61 $59,510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,150 0.85 1.36 $39.29 $81,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,150 0.46 0.74 $27.53 $57,270
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,150 1.29 2.07 $25.35 $52,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,100 0.57 0.92 $29.62 $61,610
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,020 0.76 1.22 $27.85 $57,930




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 100 3.18 5.11 $18.49 $38,450
Madera, CA 120 2.85 4.57 $40.76 $84,780
Pocatello, ID 80 2.56 4.11 $18.19 $37,830
Salem, OR 350 2.19 3.51 $25.35 $52,730
Grand Junction, CO 120 2.10 3.37 $26.05 $54,180
Elmira, NY 70 2.06 3.30 $34.03 $70,780
Rapid City, SD 120 1.89 3.04 $19.75 $41,070
Texarkana, TX-AR 100 1.83 2.94 $18.79 $39,080
Kennewick-Richland, WA 180 1.69 2.71 $23.63 $49,160
Pueblo, CO 90 1.59 2.56 $27.21 $56,600




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 940 1.03 1.66 $48.29 $100,430
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 440 0.28 0.45 $44.44 $92,440
Madera, CA 120 2.85 4.57 $40.76 $84,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,150 0.85 1.36 $39.29 $81,710
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division 550 0.51 0.81 $39.16 $81,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,300 0.78 1.26 $38.96 $81,040
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $38.72 $80,540
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 700 0.51 0.81 $37.94 $78,910
Trenton, NJ 340 1.51 2.42 $37.59 $78,180
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 450 0.35 0.56 $37.26 $77,500

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 Texas nonmetropolitan area 310 1.18 1.89 $20.16 $41,930
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 270 1.10 1.77 $19.03 $39,570
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 270 0.97 1.56 $26.41 $54,930
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 250 1.73 2.78 $29.80 $61,990
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 240 0.95 1.53 $18.79 $39,080

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 220 3.44 5.51 $24.39 $50,720
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 110 2.77 4.44 $43.59 $90,670
North Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 110 2.54 4.07 $24.01 $49,950
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 240 2.16 3.47 $17.11 $35,580
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 200 2.10 3.37 $29.56 $61,480

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)
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 110 2.77 4.44 $43.59 $90,670
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 100 1.54 2.46 $42.72 $88,850
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 80 0.61 0.97 $35.92 $74,710
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 120 1.26 2.02 $35.53 $73,910
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $34.14 $71,010


About May 2016 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017