Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Correctional Officers and Jailers

Low Risk
36%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
35%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
37%
(Low Risk)
Average: 36%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-6.7%
by year 2033
WAGES
$53,300
or $25.62 per hour
Volume
351,420
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
4.8/10

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Calculated automation risk

35% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Persuasion

  • Negotiation

  • Manual Dexterity

User poll

37% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 35% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Correctional Officers and Jailers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Correctional Officers and Jailers' job openings is expected to decline 6.7% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Correctional Officers and Jailers' was $53,300, or $25 per hour

'Correctional Officers and Jailers' were paid 10.9% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 351,420 people employed as 'Correctional Officers and Jailers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.23% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 432 people are employed as 'Correctional Officers and Jailers'.

Job description

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

SOC Code: 33-3012.00

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Comments

Scorps (Highly likely) 1 year ago
The reason highly likely is A.I is around the clock, doesn't need breaks doesn't need time off for family or sick days 24/7 7days a week it's like everything moving into a new world order changes is coming if we like it or not
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KEVIN NDIRANGU MWANIKI 3 years ago
i don't think it's likely to be automated since the rehabilitation of offenders depends heavily on the person to person contact
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Roger 4 years ago
Good luck getting the inmates off the yard with a robot. Good luck with inmate stripping your parts for weapons and other use for contraband. Good luck a robot knowing what type use a force a human flesh. I can see prisons operated entirely by a both operators but even then can a robot do a cell extraction of a uncooperative inmate? How about the functions of different custody levels?
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Douglas (Highly likely) 4 years ago
I work in corrections and we are basically turn keys an social workers. Offenders are already contained so automation seems highly probable.
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