Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists

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Total Workforce

83k

Average Age

41.6

Average Salary

$56,081

Average Male Salary

$59,954

Average Female Salary

$52,235

About

Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists was $56,081 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists by wage are Artists & related workers, Bailiffs, and Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.

Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists are part of the Community & Social Service Occupations, along with Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors, Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors, Marriage and family therapists, Mental health counselors, Rehabilitation counselors, and 11 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists are East Orange City PUMA, NJ. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists are East Orange City PUMA, NJ.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists and on wages and locations for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, by average wage, is National security & international affairs. Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists are paid most in East Orange City PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in East Orange City PUMA, NJ.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$56,081

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,636

In 2018, Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists earned an average of $56,081, $2,193 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Bailiffs make somewhat more than Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists while Artists & related workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.239

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.239, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

Spatial Concentration

Greater Utica & Rome Cities PUMA, NY

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, by number of employees, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , Executive offices & legislative bodies, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, by average wage, are National security & international affairs, National security & international affairs, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Justice, public order, & safety activities , Executive offices & legislative bodies, and Executive offices & legislative bodies.

Industries by Share

83k

2018 Workforce

± 7,071

-2.93%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.3%

The number of people employed as Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists has been declining at a rate of -2.93%, from 85,502 people in 2017 to 82,995 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists at 91.1%, followed by Executive offices & legislative bodies with 2.91% and Elementary & secondary schools with 2.04%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists in the US. The average age of male Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists in the workforce is 41.9 and of female Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists is 41.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

41.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,992

41.6k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,009

50.2% of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

50.7% of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 26.8% of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

Age by Gender

41.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.34

41.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.3

The median age of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists is 41.6, and Male employees are generally 0.777 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists is Protective Services but a relatively high number of Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists hold a major in Protective Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists need more than the average amount of Persuasion, Social Perceptiveness, and Negotiation.