Correctional Officer (National)
Average salary $54,674 · from 18 active job market data points · Updated Apr 29, 2026
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Career Data Contract
For Data Teams
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- Machine-readable URL:
https://jobsjobsjobsapp.com/data/explore/correctional-officer.json - Deterministic fields include salary, demand, purchasing power, career growth, scarcity, and trend metrics.
- Methodology: career data methodology
Market Model Scores
These scores are computed directly from the matching salary records and posting samples. They help compare this market against nearby roles, cities, sectors, and experience levels.
- balanced opportunity market
- moderate-confidence market signal
Posting Composition
This sample includes 61 live posting examples, 39 visible employers, and 31 posting locations. The visible posting sample is spread across multiple employers.
Distinctive terms in this posting sample: neuropsychiatric, representative, transportation, investigator, certifiable, contracting, exceptional, behavioral .
- Smith's Food and Drug: 4 sampled postings
- Planet Green Search: 3 sampled postings
- Port of Seattle: 3 sampled postings
- Kroger Family of Companies: 3 sampled postings
- Kroger: 3 sampled postings
Correctional Officer (National) shows demand at the national average and 14% less purchasing power than the US average. The average salary signal is $54,674 across 18 active market data points. The market also shows 191% salary range from median to senior level and 4.0/10 scarcity leverage — high talent-to-demand ratio, which helps separate markets with broad opportunity from markets where the data is thinner or more specialized.
Key Insights
- Opportunity score: 69/100 — balanced opportunity market.
- Confidence score: 66/100 — moderate-confidence market signal.
- Purchasing power: 14% less purchasing power than the US average.
- Demand signal: demand at the national average.
- Career momentum: 191% salary range from median to senior level.
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