Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
88,520 0.7 % $25.05 $52,110 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $15.01 $17.75 $23.00 $31.16 $39.49
Annual Wage (2) $31,210 $36,920 $47,840 $64,810 $82,140


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) 48,700 2.14 $25.42 $52,860
Local Government (OES Designation) 35,410 0.64 $25.36 $52,750
Individual and Family Services 1,570 0.13 $16.97 $35,300
Facilities Support Services 1,200 0.88 $20.38 $42,400
Other Residential Care Facilities 740 0.47 $17.72 $36,850

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) 48,700 2.14 $25.42 $52,860
Facilities Support Services 1,200 0.88 $20.38 $42,400
Local Government (OES Designation) 35,410 0.64 $25.36 $52,750
Other Residential Care Facilities 740 0.47 $17.72 $36,850
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 560 0.17 $18.12 $37,700

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 48,700 2.14 $25.42 $52,860
Local Government (OES Designation) 35,410 0.64 $25.36 $52,750
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 170 0.07 $23.95 $49,810
Facilities Support Services 1,200 0.88 $20.38 $42,400
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 80 0.01 $18.61 $38,710


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 12,930 0.92 1.33 $37.13 $77,230
Texas 5,930 0.58 0.83 $19.55 $40,670
Florida 5,260 0.74 1.07 $18.20 $37,860
New York 4,900 0.58 0.84 $31.20 $64,900
Pennsylvania 3,900 0.70 1.02 $23.89 $49,690




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 1,230 1.59 2.30 $17.66 $36,730
Delaware 510 1.26 1.83 $22.12 $46,020
Idaho 740 1.24 1.80 $18.37 $38,200
Oregon 1,910 1.20 1.74 $24.80 $51,580
Colorado 2,430 1.11 1.62 $25.14 $52,290




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 12,930 0.92 1.33 $37.13 $77,230
Connecticut 1,480 0.92 1.33 $35.19 $73,180
New Jersey 2,700 0.72 1.04 $33.11 $68,870
New York 4,900 0.58 0.84 $31.20 $64,900
Minnesota 1,490 0.57 0.83 $30.08 $62,570





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)
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,670 0.65 0.95 $19.75 $41,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1,570 0.70 1.02 $17.53 $36,470
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,160 0.93 1.35 $24.95 $51,900
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 1,150 0.96 1.39 $24.66 $51,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,150 1.01 1.46 $37.74 $78,490
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,040 0.61 0.88 $32.34 $67,260
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 1,020 0.28 0.41 $30.10 $62,600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 950 0.41 0.59 $26.20 $54,490
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 850 0.89 1.29 $38.05 $79,140
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 770 0.78 1.14 $28.45 $59,180




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 460 12.46 18.05 $23.97 $49,850
Olympia, WA 320 3.40 4.93 $21.77 $45,270
Salem, OR 390 2.78 4.03 $22.54 $46,890
Pine Bluff, AR 90 2.68 3.88 $17.67 $36,760
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 680 2.65 3.84 $39.54 $82,250
Danville, IL 70 2.64 3.82 $29.43 $61,210
Pueblo, CO 100 1.87 2.71 (8) (8)
Albany, GA 110 1.85 2.67 $16.78 $34,890
Abilene, TX 110 1.80 2.61 $18.29 $38,050
Terre Haute, IN 120 1.77 2.56 $16.63 $34,580




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)
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 680 2.65 3.84 $39.54 $82,250
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 850 0.89 1.29 $38.05 $79,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,150 1.01 1.46 $37.74 $78,490
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 650 1.17 1.70 $34.83 $72,440
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $33.39 $69,450
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 150 0.09 0.13 $33.38 $69,430
Champaign-Urbana, IL 110 1.11 1.61 $32.60 $67,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,040 0.61 0.88 $32.34 $67,260
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 430 0.87 1.26 $31.76 $66,070
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 540 0.56 0.82 $31.72 $65,980

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)
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 380 4.04 5.85 $15.09 $31,390
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 360 1.31 1.90 $19.88 $41,350
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 340 0.89 1.29 $18.09 $37,620
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 340 1.85 2.68 $17.32 $36,020
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area 330 2.40 3.48 $18.39 $38,250

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)
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area 310 5.86 8.49 $15.45 $32,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 380 4.04 5.85 $15.09 $31,390
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 240 3.81 5.52 $24.85 $51,700
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 240 3.58 5.19 $16.75 $34,840
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 110 3.19 4.62 $16.86 $35,060

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 (8) (8) (8) $40.13 $83,460
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 150 1.23 1.79 $33.94 $70,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 140 1.01 1.46 $33.15 $68,950
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 50 1.58 2.29 $31.25 $64,990
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 120 0.87 1.26 $30.52 $63,470


About May 2011 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 mean 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.

(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 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012