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Correctional Officer Supervisors in New Jersey
Get the information you need to know about working as a Correctional Officer Supervisor.
While jobs for Correctional Officer Supervisors in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Correctional Officer Supervisors in New Jersey is expected to decrease.
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Correctional Officer Supervisors in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Correctional Officer Supervisor Career?
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
- Criminal Justice & Corrections
- Corrections
- Criminal Justice Studies
- Corrections Administration
How Many Correctional Officer Supervisors Work in New Jersey?
In New Jersey, there were 630 people working as Correctional Officer Supervisors in the year 2018.
There were 590 Correctional Officer Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 535 Correctional Officer Supervisors working in it, which means New Jersey has more Correctional Officer Supervisors than average.
Job Projections for New Jersey
Jobs for Correctional Officer Supervisors in this state are declining at a rate of 13.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -7.7%.
New Jersey Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 30 annual job openings, and a total of 520 jobs for New Jersey Correctional Officer Supervisors in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 2,500 annual jobs and 41,700 total jobs in 2026.
What do Correctional Officer Supervisors Make in New Jersey?
In 2018 wages for Correctional Officer Supervisors ranged from $81,680 to $133,480 with $104,640 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $39.27 to $64.17. The median hourly rate was $50.31.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $51.96 an hour.
The hourly rate declined by $1.65.
The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top New Jersey Metros for Correctional Officer Supervisors
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Correctional Officer Supervisors.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 2,090 | $101,810 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 450 | $80,150 |
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ | 110 | $104,630 |
Top States for Correctional Officer Supervisors Employment
View the list below to see where most Correctional Officer Supervisors work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 4,520 | $99,940 |
Texas | 4,000 | $48,420 |
New York | 3,890 | $89,670 |
Virginia | 2,420 | $49,640 |
Florida | 2,360 | $54,020 |
Georgia | 2,240 | $44,910 |
Illinois | 1,970 | $86,340 |
Maryland | 1,960 | $60,630 |
Arizona | 1,620 | $51,220 |
Louisiana | 1,300 | $51,550 |
North Carolina | 1,120 | $51,820 |
Michigan | 970 | $64,230 |
Washington | 810 | $63,780 |
Wisconsin | 780 | $63,650 |
Kentucky | 750 | $43,110 |
Indiana | 730 | $45,210 |
Kansas | 730 | $43,700 |
Tennessee | 700 | $55,250 |
New Mexico | 640 | $45,390 |
New Jersey | 630 | $104,640 |
Below are the states where Correctional Officer Supervisors get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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New Jersey | $104,640 |
California | $99,940 |
Alaska | $91,900 |
New York | $89,670 |
Illinois | $86,340 |
Oregon | $81,720 |
District of Columbia | $79,740 |
Minnesota | $79,590 |
Nevada | $79,160 |
Utah | $75,800 |
Related Careers in New Jersey
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Occupation | New Jersey Employment Total |
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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 5,650 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.