Law & Government
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.
Median salary (BLS)
$77,970
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$52k – $128k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $105,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Entry / Junior
$52,330
~2 yrs to advance
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Established
$77,970
~3 yrs to advance
Senior First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Senior
$102,875
Key skills
A typical day
- •Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
- •Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
- •Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
- •Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
- •Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Law & Government
Explore all- Yale University5% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- Columbia University4% admit · $103,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.