Community and Social Service Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages O*NET task lead SOC 21-1092

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

O*NET task statements lead this Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists card before OEWS pay; neighboring titles include Marriage and Family Therapists, Social and Human Service Assistants, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Rehabilitation Counselors.

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Same-major-group titles next to Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists: Marriage and Family Therapists ($67K) , Social and Human Service Assistants ($46K) , Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors ($64K) , Rehabilitation Counselors ($47K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 21-1092 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender
  2. 2. Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant i…
  3. 3. Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in th…
  4. 4. Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal…
  5. 5. Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probatio…
  6. 6. Investigate alleged parole violations, using interviews, surveillance, and search and seizure
  7. 7. Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to noncompliance with terms of probation or parole
  8. 8. Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders
  9. 9. Develop liaisons and networks with other parole officers, community agencies, correctional institutions, psychiatric facilities, and afte…
  10. 10. Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs
  11. 11. Inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and emplo…
  12. 12. Participate in decisions about whether cases should go before courts and which court should hear them

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists: O*NET ranks Active Listening first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 21-1092 - lead skill Active Listening at 4.0 ; lead knowledge Law and Government. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Active Listening 4.0
  2. 2. Speaking 4.0
  3. 3. Social Perceptiveness 4.0
  4. 4. Reading Comprehension 3.9
  5. 5. Critical Thinking 3.9
  6. 6. Writing 3.8
  7. 7. Monitoring 3.8
  8. 8. Complex Problem Solving 3.8

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Law and Government 4.4
  2. 2. Public Safety and Security 4.3
  3. 3. English Language 4.1
  4. 4. Psychology 4.1
  5. 5. Therapy and Counseling 4.0
  6. 6. Sociology and Anthropology 3.6
National median after O*NET task lead
$66,270
/year · 12 published task lines above
Lead task: Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender
$66K
National median
↑ +3%
Growth 2024-2034
7,900
Annual openings
89,390
Estimated US jobs
Marriage and Family Therapists
Highest-pay peer · $67K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree

Top Paying States for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

1. New York $80,350
2. Washington $82,750
3. Vermont $83,820
4. Delaware $81,880
5. Oregon $84,920
6. Massachusetts $94,590
7. New Jersey $80,280
8. Connecticut $97,350
9. Minnesota $81,580
10. California $103,640

Other Community and Social Service Occupations titles

  1. 1. Social and Human Service Assistants $45,930
  2. 2. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $64,330
  3. 3. Marriage and Family Therapists $66,940
  4. 4. Rehabilitation Counselors $46,850
  5. 5. Clergy $60,810
  6. 6. Health Education Specialists $64,070

O*NET publishes 12 leading task statements for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists (SOC 21-1092). The national OEWS median is $66,270 inside Community and Social Service Occupations. Same-group neighbors: Marriage and Family Therapists, Social and Human Service Assistants, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Rehabilitation Counselors. Lead published task: Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.

Employment Projections expect +3% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 7,900 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: New York at $80,350. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Marriage and Family Therapists at $66,940. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists pay-rank #4 in Community and Social Service Occupations

Among 17 detailed Community and Social Service Occupations with a published OEWS median, Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists is pay-rank #4, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 21-1092 · national median $66,270 · upper third of Community and Social Service Occupations (#4/17). The day-to-day tasks above set this role apart from peers with a similar title.

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 21-1092

New York · top state for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

$80K published median

Washington · #2 state pay

$83K · behind New York

Marriage and Family Therapists

Highest-pay peer vs Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · $67K

Social and Human Service Assistants

Lower-pay peer beside Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · $46K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Community and Social Service Occupations titles sit near Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists at the top of the pay table? ▼
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists is pay-rank #4 of 17 detailed Community and Social Service Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Marriage and Family Therapists ($67K), Healthcare Social Workers ($68K), Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors ($64K), Health Education Specialists ($64K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What do probation officers and correctional treatment specialists do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. Leading ones include: 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 i…; Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in th…; Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal…. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists? ▼
For SOC 21-1092, O*NET importance scores lead with Active Listening (4.0), Speaking (4.0), Social Perceptiveness (4.0), Reading Comprehension (3.9). Knowledge areas emphasize Law and Government, Public Safety and Security, English Language. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $66,270 as the national median for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. The published 10th-90th range is $46,840 to $107,790. Beside Marriage and Family Therapists ($66,940), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists is +3%. Projected annual openings: about 7,900. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists? ▼
New York ($80,350), Washington ($82,750), Vermont ($83,820) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 21-1092. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics