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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$66,270
United States, 2025
Employment
89,390
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
- O*NET code
- 21-1092.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
- Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.
- Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
- Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
- Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.
- Investigate alleged parole violations, using interviews, surveillance, and search and seizure.
- Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to noncompliance with terms of probation or parole.
- Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$46,840
25th percentile
$54,250
75th percentile
$84,780
90th percentile
$107,790
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Writing3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Time Management3.4
- Active Learning3.4
- Coordination3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 16 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
16
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Learning | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $144,410 | 560 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $135,890 | 830 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $108,150 | 4,700 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | $105,350 | 70 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $103,770 | 60 | 2025 |
| CA | $103,640 | 13,900 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $100,690 | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $98,940 | 40 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $98,100 | 640 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $97,410 | 140 | 2025 |
| CT | $97,350 | 1,200 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | $97,350 | 190 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $97,350 | 480 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $97,070 | 240 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $96,970 | 1,260 | 2025 |
| MA | $94,590 | 1,200 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $93,550 | 210 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $92,880 | 530 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | $90,230 | 80 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | $87,780 | 60 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.