# Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

SOC 21-1092. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/probation-officers-and-correctional-treatment-specialists

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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $66,270 (middle half $54,250–$84,780; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $52,508; 87% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 3%; ~7.9k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Criminal Justice And Fire Protection: 46% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/criminal-justice, https://educationguide.com/degrees/security-homeland-security)
- Psychology: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Sociology: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/sociology)
- Criminology: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/criminology)
- Social Work: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/social-work)
- General Business: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Business Management And Administration: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Accounting: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/accounting)
- General Social Sciences: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/social-sciences, https://educationguide.com/degrees/social-sciences-other)
- Political Science And Government: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $77,000
- AL: $61,050
- AR: $51,180
- AZ: $60,910
- CA: $103,640
- CO: $71,680
- CT: $97,350
- DE: $81,880
- FL: $50,960
- GA: $60,270
- HI: $73,830
- IA: $77,390
- ID: $59,780
- IL: $74,390
- IN: $60,170
- KS: $61,890
- KY: $59,610
- LA: $62,910
- MA: $94,590
- MD: $76,390
- ME: $71,140
- MI: $79,760
- MN: $81,580
- MO: $46,840
- MS: $34,110
- MT: $59,750
- NC: $62,220
- ND: $65,140
- NE: $63,460
- NJ: $80,280
- NM: $66,000
- NV: $75,840
- NY: $80,350
- OH: $61,120
- OK: $50,380
- OR: $84,920
- PA: $67,370
- SC: $56,780
- SD: $66,870
- TN: $58,010
- TX: $52,880
- VA: $58,820
- VT: $83,820
- WA: $82,750
- WV: $53,120
- WY: $56,580

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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