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Correctional Officer Supervisors in Texas
Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Correctional Officer Supervisor?
While jobs for Correctional Officer Supervisors in Texas are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Correctional Officer Supervisors in Texas is expected to decrease.
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Correctional Officer Supervisors in Texas earn lower 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 Texas?
4,000 people worked as Correctional Officer Supervisors in 2018 in this state.
There were 4,060 Correctional Officer Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 535 Correctional Officer Supervisors working in it, which means Texas has more Correctional Officer Supervisors than average.
Job Projections for Texas
Jobs for Correctional Officer Supervisors in this state are declining at a rate of 2.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of
Texas Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 270 annual job openings, and 4,200 total jobs in 2026 for Correctional Officer Supervisors in this state.
Nationwide, the prediction is 2,500 annual jobs and 41,700 total jobs in 2026.
What do Correctional Officer Supervisors Make in Texas?
In 2018 wages for Correctional Officer Supervisors ranged from $46,140 to $71,410 with $48,420 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.18 to $34.33. The median hourly rate was $23.28.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $22.56 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $0.72.
The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Texas 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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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 470 | $46,160 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 290 | $60,900 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX | 200 | $67,930 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 150 | $48,430 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 90 | $48,430 |
Texarkana, TX-AR | 80 | $48,420 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 60 | $48,430 |
College Station-Bryan, TX | 30 | $50,840 |
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 Texas
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Occupation | Texas Employment Total |
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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 6,400 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.