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Correctional Officers and Jailers in Michigan
Get the information you need to know about working as a Correctional Officer or Jailer.
While jobs for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Michigan are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Michigan is expected to decrease.
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Correctional Officers and Jailers in Michigan earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Correctional Officer or Jailer Career?
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
- Criminal Justice & Corrections
- Corrections
- Juvenile Corrections
- Other Corrections & Criminal Justice
How Many Correctional Officers and Jailers Work in Michigan?
9,100 people worked as Correctional Officers and Jailers in 2018 in this state.
There were 9,590 Correctional Officers and Jailers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 490 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 5,215 Correctional Officers and Jailers working in it, which means Michigan has more Correctional Officers and Jailers than average.
Job Projections for Michigan
Jobs for Correctional Officers and Jailers in this state are declining at a rate of 8.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -7.7%.
Michigan Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 680 annual Correctional Officers and Jailers job openings in Michigan, and 9,100 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 31,300 annual jobs and 415,500 total jobs in 2026.
What do Correctional Officers and Jailers Make in Michigan?
In 2018 wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers ranged from $37,890 to $60,510 with $56,330 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.22 to $29.09. The median hourly rate was $27.08.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.21 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $0.87.
The median salary in Michigan is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Michigan Metros for Correctional Officers and Jailers
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Correctional Officers and Jailers.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 1,630 | $56,330 |
Ann Arbor, MI | 650 | $56,330 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 630 | $56,340 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 260 | $39,440 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 100 | $58,710 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 100 | $32,810 |
Top States for Correctional Officers and Jailers Employment
View the list below to see where most Correctional Officers and Jailers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York | 35,460 | $63,600 |
California | 34,980 | $77,520 |
Florida | 33,060 | $37,920 |
Pennsylvania | 16,850 | $51,010 |
North Carolina | 15,720 | $36,770 |
Georgia | 15,500 | $34,170 |
Virginia | 14,910 | $37,990 |
Illinois | 14,050 | $63,330 |
Arizona | 13,810 | $43,110 |
Ohio | 13,310 | $46,770 |
New Jersey | 11,240 | $71,700 |
Tennessee | 9,670 | $34,890 |
Michigan | 9,100 | $56,330 |
Missouri | 8,420 | $30,050 |
Indiana | 7,990 | $33,890 |
Louisiana | 7,890 | $30,760 |
Washington | 7,190 | $55,290 |
Colorado | 6,990 | $46,060 |
Wisconsin | 6,870 | $42,680 |
Maryland | 6,780 | $47,150 |
Below are the states where Correctional Officers and Jailers get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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California | $77,520 |
New Jersey | $71,700 |
Rhode Island | $69,710 |
Massachusetts | $69,560 |
New York | $63,600 |
Illinois | $63,330 |
Alaska | $62,330 |
Oregon | $61,090 |
Hawaii | $58,650 |
Nevada | $57,450 |
Related Careers in Michigan
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Michigan Employment Total |
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Bailiffs | 730 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.