How many Detention Officer jobs are posted?

101 new Detention Officer job posts were published in the last 30 days and 302 in the last 90 days, from 98 hiring companies.

Where are most Detention Officer jobs?

Top countries for Detention Officer job posts in the last 90 days: United States (291), Australia (2) and Italy (2).

How many Detention Officer jobs are remote?

0% of Detention Officer job posts in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.

What is the typical Detention Officer salary?

The median advertised Detention Officer salary is $54,000 per year, based on 474 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months. The middle half ranges from $45,800 to $66,800.

Which companies post the most Detention Officer jobs?

In the last 90 days: Dallas County (38), Corecivic (35) and State of Florida (30).

How can I get Detention Officer job data?

Through the jobdata API: filter the jobs endpoint by tag_id=452380 (access pro+) to get every Detention Officer job post as JSON with company, location, salary and direct apply link, updated daily.

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Detention Officer job postings data

Name: Detention Officer job postings data
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302 new Detention Officer job posts in the last 90 days from 98 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

101

New in the last 30 days

647

New in the last 12 months

Remote or hybrid (90 days)

In short

How many Detention Officer jobs are posted?: 101 new Detention Officer job posts were published in the last 30 days and 302 in the last 90 days, from 98 hiring companies.
Where are most Detention Officer jobs?: Top countries for Detention Officer job posts in the last 90 days: United States (291), Australia (2) and Italy (2).
How many Detention Officer jobs are remote?: 0% of Detention Officer job posts in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
What is the typical Detention Officer salary?: The median advertised Detention Officer salary is $54,000 per year, based on 474 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months. The middle half ranges from $45,800 to $66,800.
Which companies post the most Detention Officer jobs?: In the last 90 days: Dallas County (38), Corecivic (35) and State of Florida (30).
How can I get Detention Officer job data?: Through the jobdata API: filter the jobs endpoint by tag_id=452380 (access pro+) to get every Detention Officer job post as JSON with company, location, salary and direct apply link, updated daily.

Top countries

Seniority

Entry-level 9%
Mid-level 17%
Senior 11%
Not specified 63%

Industries hiring

Government Administration 216
Education Administration Programs 12
Professional Services 6
Hospitals and Health Care 5
Law Enforcement 4
Government Relations Services 2
Administration of Justice 1
Public Relations and Communications Services 1

Companies with the most posts

Dallas County 38
Corecivic 35
State of Florida 30
Management & Training Corporation 12
Allied Universal 6
Allied Universal 6
Lubbock County 6
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury 5
County of Luna 5
Whatcom County 5

Specializations

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

Juvenile Justice · 35Youth Detention Worker · 4Correctional Services · 1Detainee Security · 1Youth Detention Officer · 1

Salary data

$54,000 median per year

Advertised pay across 474 Detention Officer job posts with disclosed salaries in the last 12 months (USD).

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Query Detention Officer jobs via the API

Every job carries role taxonomy tags. Filter by this role with tag_id=452380 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=452380&max_age=30&tags=true"

Recent Detention Officer job posts

101 jobs published in the last 30 days

Juvenile Detention Supervision Officer – Juvenile Detention - J29290 - 34900

Nueces County · Juvenile Building, United States

Full Time

Detention Officer- Hire Fair

Harris County Sheriff's Office · 1200 Baker St, Houston, TX 77002

Full Time

Juvenile Detention Officer FT

Muskegon County · Muskegon

Full Time

Juvenile Detention Officer - Entry Access

Allied Universal · Union, SC, United States

Part Time

Juvenile Detention Officer - Entrance Processing

Allied Universal · Ridgeville, SC, United States

Full Time

Juvenile Detention Officer - Visitor Processing

Allied Universal · Columbia, SC, United States

Full Time

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