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
Southeast Minnesota 87013$25.45/hr$0.43/hr$19.67/hr$22.15/hr$25.54/hr$29.14/hr$30.79/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 Administration870$25.54/hr
Other Regional Data For Correctional Officers and Jailers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,770 $27.10/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 870 $25.54/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 560 $22.19/hr -5.0%
Northeast Minnesota 430 $26.28/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 430 $26.29/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 310 $23.16/hr -4.3%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers720$31.89/hr9.3%
Security Guards400$17.80/hr5.4%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators80$37.10/hrN/A
Bailiffs10$32.09/hrN/A
Fire Inspectors and InvestigatorsN/AN/AN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/AN/A15.4%
Tasks for Correctional Officers and Jailers