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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,770123$27.71/hr$0.70/hr$20.59/hr$22.77/hr$27.10/hr$32.31/hr$36.76/hr
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 Administration1,750$27.10/hr
Other Regional Data For Correctional Officers and Jailers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,770 $27.10/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 870 $25.54/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 430 $26.28/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 240 $23.87/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 240 $21.91/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 170 $25.54/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 170 $26.90/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 130 $21.73/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 100 $23.06/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 90 $22.24/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 80 $22.48/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Security Guards8,490$17.01/hrN/A
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers5,410$40.09/hrN/A
Detectives and Criminal Investigators960$39.41/hrN/A
Fire Inspectors and Investigators100$36.48/hrN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/A$81.00/hrN/A
BailiffsN/AN/AN/A
Transit and Railroad PoliceN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Correctional Officers and Jailers