Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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: 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)
415,000	0.5 %	$23.70	$49,300	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$14.97	$17.39	$21.31	$28.63	$36.90
Annual Wage (2)	$31,140	$36,180	$44,330	$59,550	$76,760

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)	223,690	10.27	$23.98	$49,870
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	151,430	2.76	$23.40	$48,670
Facilities Support Services	22,370	14.43	$20.23	$42,070
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	15,790	0.79	$27.67	$57,540
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,270	0.53	$23.57	$49,020

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	22,370	14.43	$20.23	$42,070
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	223,690	10.27	$23.98	$49,870
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	151,430	2.76	$23.40	$48,670
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	15,790	0.79	$27.67	$57,540
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,270	0.53	$23.57	$49,020

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)	15,790	0.79	$27.67	$57,540
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	223,690	10.27	$23.98	$49,870
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,270	0.53	$23.57	$49,020
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	151,430	2.76	$23.40	$48,670
Facilities Support Services	22,370	14.43	$20.23	$42,070

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)
New York	35,460	3.78	1.32	$31.01	$64,490
California	34,980	2.06	0.72	$36.25	$75,400
Florida	33,060	3.84	1.34	$20.87	$43,410
Pennsylvania	16,850	2.88	1.01	$26.03	$54,140
North Carolina	15,720	3.59	1.25	$18.51	$38,500

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	4,210	5.18	1.81	$17.43	$36,250
Arizona	13,810	4.95	1.73	$21.23	$44,150
Arkansas	5,500	4.55	1.59	$16.40	$34,120
Mississippi	4,930	4.38	1.53	$14.83	$30,840
West Virginia	3,030	4.35	1.52	$17.77	$36,960

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	34,980	2.06	0.72	$36.25	$75,400
New Jersey	11,240	2.78	0.97	$33.79	$70,280
Rhode Island	1,070	2.22	0.77	$33.03	$68,710
Massachusetts	6,130	1.72	0.60	$32.66	$67,920
Alaska	1,120	3.57	1.24	$31.09	$64,670

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	21,390	2.25	0.79	$33.52	$69,720
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	8,460	4.12	1.44	$21.66	$45,060
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	6,890	2.66	0.93	$26.15	$54,390
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	6,660	2.34	0.82	$25.68	$53,410
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,700	1.23	0.43	$30.60	$63,650
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,540	2.01	0.70	$32.63	$67,860
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,790	3.21	1.12	$36.64	$76,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,370	1.63	0.57	$18.01	$37,450
Bakersfield, CA	4,270	13.89	4.84	$37.05	$77,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,950	1.26	0.44	$27.20	$56,580