DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

33-3012 Correctional Officers and Jailers

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 4,860131$26.18/hr$0.24/hr$20.04/hr$22.15/hr$25.45/hr$29.44/hr$33.79/hr
U S 423,0502,115$24.53/hr$0.17/hr$15.53/hr$18.16/hr$22.11/hr$29.42/hr$38.21/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Correctional Officers and Jailers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration4,840$25.47/hr
Other Regional Data For Correctional Officers and Jailers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 4,860 $25.45/hr -5.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 2,570 $26.87/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,770 $27.10/hr -6.5%
Southeast Minnesota 870 $25.54/hr -4.3%
Southeast Balance of State 750 $24.97/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 560 $22.19/hr -3.8%
Central Minnesota 430 $26.29/hr -3.9%
Northeast Minnesota 430 $26.28/hr -6.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 400 $25.76/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 340 $22.50/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 310 $23.16/hr -4.3%
Rochester MN MSA 240 $25.64/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 220 $25.41/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 130 $22.95/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 120 $21.28/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Security Guards10,890$16.81/hr2.9%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers9,820$35.65/hr5.1%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators1,390$37.72/hr4.8%
Bailiffs160$25.29/hr0.0%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators120$36.34/hrN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/AN/A5.8%
Transit and Railroad PoliceN/A$36.46/hrN/A
Tasks for Correctional Officers and Jailers