US Number of Civilians (16 Years and Over) Employed as Correctional officers and jailers and their Median Earnings Per Gender in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the number of employed US civilians (16 years and over) who were employed as Correctional officers and jailers was 380,053 (i.e. 0.24% of all civilian employees). Among those employed as Correctional officers and jailers, 71.82% were Males, and 28.19% were Females.

The median earnings for all Correctional officers and jailers was $51,868, which was 2.7% less than the median earnings for all US civilian employees. The median earnings of Female Correctional officers and jailers was 25.31% less than that of their male counterparts.

The chart below shows the number of employees per gender. The tables below show the number of employees and the median earnings per gender.

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