How many Correctional Officer jobs are posted?

402 new Correctional Officer job posts were published in the last 30 days and 1,299 in the last 90 days, from 155 hiring companies.

Where are most Correctional Officer jobs?

Top countries for Correctional Officer job posts in the last 90 days: United States (1,215), The Netherlands (35) and Australia (10).

How many Correctional Officer jobs are remote?

4% of Correctional Officer job posts in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.

What is the typical Correctional Officer salary?

The median advertised Correctional Officer salary is $51,800 per year, based on 2,552 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months. The middle half ranges from $44,600 to $63,500.

Which companies post the most Correctional Officer jobs?

In the last 90 days: Commonwealth of Kentucky (198), State of South Carolina (168) and State of Florida (112).

How can I get Correctional Officer job data?

Through the jobdata API: filter the jobs endpoint by tag_id=393818 (access pro+) to get every Correctional Officer job post as JSON with company, location, salary and direct apply link, updated daily.

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Correctional Officer job postings data

Name: Correctional Officer job postings data
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1,299 new Correctional Officer job posts in the last 90 days from 155 hiring companies - sourced directly from company career sites, normalized to clean JSON and updated daily.

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New in the last 7 days

402

New in the last 30 days

3,056

New in the last 12 months

Remote or hybrid (90 days)

In short

How many Correctional Officer jobs are posted?: 402 new Correctional Officer job posts were published in the last 30 days and 1,299 in the last 90 days, from 155 hiring companies.
Where are most Correctional Officer jobs?: Top countries for Correctional Officer job posts in the last 90 days: United States (1,215), The Netherlands (35) and Australia (10).
How many Correctional Officer jobs are remote?: 4% of Correctional Officer job posts in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
What is the typical Correctional Officer salary?: The median advertised Correctional Officer salary is $51,800 per year, based on 2,552 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months. The middle half ranges from $44,600 to $63,500.
Which companies post the most Correctional Officer jobs?: In the last 90 days: Commonwealth of Kentucky (198), State of South Carolina (168) and State of Florida (112).
How can I get Correctional Officer job data?: Through the jobdata API: filter the jobs endpoint by tag_id=393818 (access pro+) to get every Correctional Officer job post as JSON with company, location, salary and direct apply link, updated daily.

Top countries

Seniority

Entry-level 9%
Mid-level 13%
Senior 10%
Executive 0%
Not specified 68%

Industries hiring

Government Administration 831
Hospitality 44
Professional Services 25
Education Administration Programs 23
Law Enforcement 11
Government Relations Services 7
Human Resources Services 5
Facilities Services 2

Companies with the most posts

Commonwealth of Kentucky 198
State of South Carolina 168
State of Florida 112
Corecivic 91
State of North Carolina 59
Aramark 44
Rijksoverheid 35
State of Iowa 31
Virginia.gov 30
Oklahoma State Government 29

Specializations

More specific roles within Correctional Officer postings of the last 90 days, available as role taxonomy tags on every job.

Correctional Supervision · 62Juvenile Corrections · 39Corrections Supervision · 33Prison Rehabilitation · 21Corrections Oversight · 16Correctional supervisor · 13Sergeant · 11Detention Operations · 8Corrections Officer · 7Corrections Sergeant · 5Inmate Relations · 5Prison Operations · 5

Salary data

$51,800 median per year

Advertised pay across 2,552 Correctional Officer job posts with disclosed salaries in the last 12 months (USD).

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Query Correctional Officer jobs via the API

Every job carries role taxonomy tags. Filter by this role with tag_id=393818 and combine it with country, remote, seniority, salary or date filters. Role filters require access pro+; all other plans can filter by title keywords.

Example request

curl -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" "https://jobdataapi.com/api/jobs/?tag_id=393818&max_age=30&tags=true"

Recent Correctional Officer job posts

402 jobs published in the last 30 days

Penitentiair Inrichtingswerker

Rijksoverheid · NL

Full Time

Correctional Officer

Management & Training Corporation · Woodville, MS, United States

Full Time

Correctional Officer

Management & Training Corporation · Panama City, FL, United States

Full Time

Correctional Officer 5 -- Lorrie Yeager Juvenile Center, Wood County

State of West Virginia · Wood County

Full Time

Corrections Lieutenant: Lunenburg Correctional Center #00150

Virginia.gov · L - P, Lunenburg, Virginia

Full Time

Corrections Oversight Worker - Caroline County Jail

Aramark · Denton, MD, US, 21629

Full Time

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