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Highest Paying Industries for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

The top 27 highest paying industries for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $63,650, vocational rehabilitation services is the highest paying industry for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists. It is followed by local government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $52,730). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 27 Highest Paying Industries for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$63,650	$25,980	n/a
2	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,730	$33,260	37,770
3	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$52,710	$33,250	37,850
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$49,600	$33,280	84,160
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$49,600	$33,280	84,160
6	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$49,570	$33,270	84,290
7	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,100	$33,300	46,390
8	State government, including schools and hospitals	$47,080	$33,290	46,450
9	Educational Services - Local government owned	$46,150	$28,130	80
10	Educational Services	$46,150	$28,130	80
11	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$42,880	$24,050	50
12	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$42,880	$24,050	50
13	Other Residential Care Facilities	$39,080	$21,430	440
14	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$38,880	$21,480	460
15	Facilities Support Services	$38,690	$26,720	1,020
16	Administrative and Support Services	$38,680	$26,720	1,020
17	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$38,680	$26,720	1,020
18	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$37,500	$31,540	70
19	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$37,370	$31,450	70
20	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$36,540	$31,200	60
21	Hospitals - State government owned	$36,540	$31,200	60
22	Outpatient Care Centers	$32,100	$21,040	40
23	Health Care and Social Assistance	$31,980	$22,080	1,560
24	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$31,790	$20,980	40
25	Social Assistance	$30,280	$22,260	970
26	Individual and Family Services	$29,940	$22,040	880
27	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$29,180	$21,730	60