Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist
Impact: Direct, Social
Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $66,270 annual
- Entry-level
- $53,016 annual
- Senior
- $79,524 annual
- Growth by 2033
- Average (3% to 4%)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- None
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $60,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Court records databases
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
Soft skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 4-7 years
- Years to senior
- 8-12 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Senior Probation Officer, Supervisor, Administrator
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.4/10
- Meaning
- 3.8/10
- Work-life balance
- 2.8/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- Low