Vocational Programs for Correctional Officers and Jailers Career

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 2025 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.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Correctional Officers and Jailers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Criminal Justice and Corrections	15	$27,990	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Corrections	199	$9,945	$881	333 Hours	9.00 Months
Juvenile Corrections	14	$21,878	-	-	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	52	$27,102	-	1,050 Hours	9.00 Months

Related Occupations to Correctional Officers and Jailers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Correctional Officers and Jailers.

Related Occupations toCorrectional Officers and Jailers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Rehabilitation Counselors	84,750	$48,430	$23
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	352K	$59,190	$28
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	85,870	$67,880	$33
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	13,390	$83,470	$0
Psychiatric Aides	32,310	$41,000	$20
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	52,280	$76,840	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Bailiffs	15,900	$58,460	$28
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Residential Advisors	88,700	$40,200	$19
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	158K	$48,760	$23
Public Safety Telecommunicators	97,820	$52,140	$25

Schools offering vocational programs for Correctional Officers and Jailers

The following 239 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Correctional Officers and Jailers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.