Correctional Officer Supervisor

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Lead a team ensuring safety and order in correctional facilities.
Make a difference by maintaining discipline and security in challenging environments.
Unique role combining leadership, law enforcement, and institutional compliance.

💰 Earn $109K-$127K

📚 High School Diploma or GED

⏱️ 12–24 MONTH TRAINING

📈 -1.6% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.

Scoop

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Shaky (Decreasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

1 to 2 years

Job Openings

4,400 Annually

Median Earnings

$115,400 in California

$70,530 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

Influencing or leading others
Using data or completing tasks
Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Speaking

You value 🙏

Accomplishing things
Having support
Having freedom

Deep Dive

Correctional Officer Supervisor

Explore career pathways, key skills, and what each role has to offer.

Pathways to this Career

Learn about the education and training paths that can lead to this career — and what to expect from each one.

Vocational School

A vocational school typically equips students with specialized skills and practical training in specific trades or occupations, enhancing their employability and providing direct pathways to relevant careers.

🎓 Skills-Focused

⏱️ FINISH IN 6 months - 2 years

Associate's Degree

An associate's degree typically provides graduates with foundational knowledge and skills for entry-level jobs in the graduate's industry, or serves as a stepping stone towards further education.

🎓 College

⏱️ FINISH IN 2-3 years

Bachelor's Degree

A bachelor's degree typically results in increased knowledge about a variety of academic subjects, specialized knowledge in a focused field of study, and is considered the foundational qualification for many careers.

🎓 College

⏱️ FINISH IN 4-5+ years