• Correctional Officers and Jailers
  • Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 39,039
    $33,881 range bar $45,374
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Very Slow Growing
  • Correctional Officers and Jailers guard people in penal institutions and guard those in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point.

What do they typically do

  • Enforce rules and keep order within jails or prisons
  • Supervise activities of people in custody
  • Inspect facilities to ensure that they meet security and safety standards
  • Conduct searches in the facility, such as of persons and property, for rule violations
  • Report on the conduct of people in custody
  • Escort and transport people in custody between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point

Number of Jobs

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Job Growth 0.0%
Job Openings 48

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