Vocational Programs for Correctional Officers and Jailers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
351K	$28.27	$58,810

The role of Correctional Officers and Jailers is to guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures The average annual wage of the occupations is $58,810 and $28 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Correctional Officers and Jailers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 351,420 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Correctional Officers and Jailers is $9,945. The average length of the programs is 498 hours and the average completion time is 15.50 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Correctional Officers and Jailers Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Correctional Officers and Jailers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Correctional Officers and Jailers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	-	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Corrections	155	$9,945	$881	333 Hours	9.00 Months
Juvenile Corrections	12	-	-	-	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	44	-	-	1,050 Hours	9.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Correctional Officers and Jailers

The following 199 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Correctional Officers and Jailers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.