Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Earnings
The median annual wage for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists was $49,360 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $32,900, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $86,140.
Although many officers and specialists work full time, the demands of the job often lead to working overtime. For example, many agencies rotate an on-call officer position. When these workers are on-call, they must respond to any issues with probationers or law enforcement 24 hours a day.
Extensive travel and paperwork can also contribute to more hours of work.
Union Membership
Compared with workers in all occupations, probation officers and correctional treatment specialists had a higher percentage of workers who belonged to a union in 2014.
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Median annual wages, May 2015
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
$49,360
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists
$42,030
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics