Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers

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2017 Workforce

429k

Average Age

40.1

Average Salary

$48,142

Average Male Salary

$50,169

Average Female Salary

$42,626

About

Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers was $48,142 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers are Deep East Texas COG (West) & Walker County PUMA, TX, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL, and Clinton, Franklin, Essex & Hamilton Counties PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers are Deep East Texas COG (West) & Walker County PUMA, TX, Pinal County (Central)--Florence Town, Eloy (Northeast) & Coolidge Cities PUMA, AZ, and Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL.

Service Occupations Protective service occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers workforce. Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers workforce in 2017 was 428,707 people, of which 26.9% were women and 73.1% were men.

Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers are paid most in NYC-Staten Island Community District 2--Mid-Island PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Deep East Texas COG (West) & Walker County PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

313,494

Male Workforce

± 13.7k

115,213

Female Workforce

± 8.33k

The Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers workforce in 2017 was 428,707 people (26.9% women and 73.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −3.65% between 2014 (444,933) and 2017 (428,707).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($73,711), California ($72,477), and Massachusetts ($68,621).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,142

AVERAGE WAGE

#212 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers earned an average of $48,142, $21,735 less than the average national salary of $69,878

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.282

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.282, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers and on wages for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers, by average wage, is Elementary & secondary schools ($55,589).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

429k

2017 Workforce

± 16,051

−1.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.36%

This graphic shows the share of Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers at 97.6%, followed by National security & international affairs with 1.41% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 0.834%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers in the US. The workforce of Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers in 2017 was 428,707 people, with 26.9% woman, and 73.1% men. The average age of male Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers in the workforce is 40.1 and of female Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers in 2017 was 428,707 people, with 26.9% woman, and 73.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (59,734 people), 25 to 29 years (59,416 people), and 40 to 44 years (55,111 people). Among them they concentrated 40.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 14.4% of Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers workers were Hispanic and 85.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (63.1%), Puerto Rican (22.9)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (3.47)%

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Races

In 2017, 68.8% of the Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers workforce were White, of which 21.4% were women and 78.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (23.8%) and Other (3.22%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers is Protective Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Protective Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Protective Services (26,696 people), Business (9,996 people), and Social Sciences (6,752 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers workers were Some college (158,783 people), High School or Equivalent (132,548 people), and Bachelors Degree (62,966 people).

The graphic shows the Bailiffs, correctional officers, & jailers workforce by gender and educational level.