Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

33-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Occupational Description:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	750	32	$47.02/hr	$37.28/hr	$39.99/hr	$47.68/hr	$52.84/hr	$58.97/hr

Leading Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	730	$47.64/hr

Other Regional Data for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	10	$37.95/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	10	$40.02/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	10	$40.26/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	30	$44.33/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$45.77/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	40	$46.36/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	50	$40.02/hr	0.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	50	$42.89/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	50	$38.62/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	60	$42.89/hr	-4.4%
Northwest Balance of State	60	$38.29/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	80	$38.33/hr	1.1%
Southeast Balance of State	80	$48.83/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	110	$47.64/hr	0.0%
Central Minnesota	150	$46.50/hr	0.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	300	$51.04/hr	0.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	400	$49.33/hr	N/A
Minnesota	750	$47.68/hr	0.0%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5,350	$32.55/hr	-5.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	2,870	$58.54/hr	5.0%
Police and Sheriff?s Patrol Officers	9,160	$41.10/hr	5.1%

Task for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Conduct roll calls of correctional officers.
Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports.
Supervise or provide security for offenders performing tasks, such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, or other industrial or agricultural operations.
Set up employee work schedules.
Examine incoming or outgoing mail to ensure conformance with regulations.
Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
Review offender information to identify issues that require special attention.
Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
Resolve problems between inmates.
Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public.