Correctional Officer: Jobs, Careers, and Schools

Metro Area Employment Data for Correctional Officer

Employment info for Correctional Officer, by major US metro area. The Popularity Index shows how common jobs for Correctional Officer are in the area. An Index of 1.0 means the area has an average number of people in the job compared to its population. A higher index indicates proportionally more jobs.

StateMetro AreaJobsMean SalaryPopularity Index
AlabamaAuburn110$26,3101.93
AlabamaBirmingham1,360$30,5601.76
AlabamaDecatur160$26,5502.2
AlabamaHuntsville390$31,7901.33
AlabamaMontgomery1,100$32,0604.49
ArizonaFlagstaff80$32,9001.18
ArizonaPhoenix5,990$33,3002.09
ArizonaTucson1,700$34,6003.13
ArkansasFort Smith140$23,4300.82
ArkansasLittle Rock560$27,4201.13
ArkansasPine Bluff1,390$29,28032.98
CaliforniaBakersfield3,310$64,8408.49
CaliforniaFresno1,440 2.92
CaliforniaRiverside4,850$63,2002.41
CaliforniaSan Diego2,200$54,4201.07
CaliforniaVallejo1,320 6.93
ColoradoDenver2,270$45,4601.21
ColoradoPueblo460$43,4007.31
ConnecticutHartford510$43,8400.6
District of ColumbiaWashington2,810$48,9700.78
FloridaFort Walton Beach760$36,8606.86
FloridaGainesville600$33,2603.68
FloridaMiami1,520$34,8001.02
FloridaOrlando2,660$37,1501.65
FloridaPalm Bay500$35,4801.69
FloridaPensacola2,090$33,0209.16
FloridaPort St Lucie400$36,4302.27
FloridaPunta Gorda700$35,06012.87
FloridaTallahassee1,250$33,1505.34
FloridaTampa2,610$42,7101.37
GeorgiaAlbany540$27,2006.61
GeorgiaAtlanta3,900$32,0201.06
GeorgiaAugusta920$32,0702.98
GeorgiaColumbus390$28,5602.53
GeorgiaMacon650$29,2404.99
GeorgiaSavannah430$28,8802.06
HawaiiHonolulu1,060$40,6301.65
IdahoBoise570$30,3001.56
IdahoPocatello100$29,8102.64
IllinoisDecatur240$39,0303.85
IllinoisWaukegan330 0.6
IndianaBloomington90$25,9901.01
IndianaEvansville160$25,0500.62
IndianaMuncie230$23,1603.79
IowaDes Moines350$35,8900.74
KansasTopeka550$30,5503.61
KansasWichita720$28,2101.75
KentuckyLexington730$34,4502.09
LouisianaAlexandria560$34,7407.01
LouisianaBaton Rouge3,090$26,3205.74
LouisianaMonroe280$25,6802.75
LouisianaShreveport510$31,2302.17
MarylandBaltimore4,970$37,9702.5
MarylandSalisbury800$39,05011.34
MassachusettsBoston2,890$53,2801.12
MassachusettsSpringfield1,450$43,3003.25
MichiganLansing300$41,9601.11
MinnesotaDuluth290$43,8301.55
MinnesotaMinneapolis3,060$40,5201.09
MississippiGulfport700$24,8805.24
MississippiHattiesburg80$24,1201.03
MississippiJackson1,290$21,9203.4
MississippiPascagoula200$20,8403.68
MissouriKansas City2,210$31,3601.43
MissouriSpringfield420$37,5201.62
MissouriSt Louis1,980$35,5900.98
MontanaBillings110$29,1500.96
NebraskaLincoln770$30,9603.4
NebraskaOmaha750$35,1101.09
NevadaLas Vegas1,470$53,9001.03
New JerseyCamden2,310 2.76
New JerseyEdison2,170 1.36
New JerseyNewark2,950$53,7601.89
New JerseyTrenton1,360$62,6704.01
New JerseyVineland2,040$59,83024.86
New MexicoAlbuquerque1,200$32,6002.12
New YorkAlbany1,230$38,5601.84
New YorkBuffalo1,950$44,5102.4
New YorkGlens Falls860$42,97012.21
New YorkPoughkeepsie2,840$42,4207.96
New YorkRochester1,740$44,8202.32
New YorkSyracuse320$38,0300.67
North CarolinaAsheville360$28,1801.44
North CarolinaCharlotte1,670$30,0801.33
North CarolinaDurham240$29,6100.66
North CarolinaFayetteville350$28,6602.08
North CarolinaGoldsboro350$27,9507.05
North CarolinaGreensboro400$38,3400.72
North CarolinaHickory1,100$27,4004.42
North CarolinaRaleigh1,430$29,1601.95
North CarolinaRocky Mount400$27,8805.11
North CarolinaWilmington410$29,0202.12
North DakotaBismarck160$32,2102.04
OhioToledo490$34,6201
OhioYoungstown1,160$36,3303.31
OklahomaOklahoma City1,850$31,5602.16
OklahomaTulsa910$24,5801.45
OregonPortland1,520$45,5800.99
OregonSalem1,000$42,0304.82
PennsylvaniaAllentown520$37,7601.04
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia3,550$38,6101.21
PennsylvaniaPittsburgh1,710$37,2900.98
Rhode IslandProvidence1,130$43,2301.33
South CarolinaCharleston870$28,7202.07
South CarolinaColumbia1,990$27,3903.86
South CarolinaFlorence160$26,0201.37
South CarolinaGreenville500$27,4401.12
South CarolinaSpartanburg410$28,9202.52
TennesseeJohnson City120$24,0701.25
TennesseeKnoxville420$24,7700.86
TennesseeNashville1,690$27,5701.47
TexasAbilene890$29,95010.87
TexasAmarillo1,040$29,8507.56
TexasAustin790$28,0500.72
TexasBeaumont2,020$32,9108.84
TexasBrownsville490$29,4502.81
TexasCollege Station450$31,2504.52
TexasDallas2,890$30,0300.93
TexasFort Worth1,580$33,0401.28
TexasHouston6,570$30,5501.77
TexasKilleen2,080$30,70013.05
TexasLongview790 6.41
TexasLubbock510$30,3903.17
TexasMcallen1,060$31,4703.41
TexasSan Antonio2,820$31,5602.35
TexasTexarkana530$32,8807.43
UtahSalt Lake City1,270$36,1401.39
VirginiaBlacksburg160$36,5302.24
VirginiaCharlottesville360$32,0603.15
VirginiaDanville160$32,4403.33
VirginiaRichmond3,020$34,4103.23
VirginiaVirginia Beach2,060$36,1201.76
WashingtonOlympia280$39,8202.15
WashingtonSeattle1,680$42,1300.81
WashingtonTacoma880$42,4002.27
West VirginiaHuntington290$34,7101.78
West VirginiaMorgantown360$39,0905.68
WisconsinGreen Bay440$35,9901.81
WisconsinMadison430$37,1700.89
WisconsinMilwaukee1,070$38,9100.82
WisconsinWausau90$39,2600.96