State Map for Correctional Officers & Jailers

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaAverage opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAbove average opportunities
ArkansasAbove average opportunities
CaliforniaAverage opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutAverage opportunities
DelawareAbove average opportunities
District of ColumbiaNo data available
FloridaBelow average opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiAverage opportunities
IdahoBelow average opportunities
IllinoisAverage opportunities
IndianaAverage opportunities
IowaAverage opportunities
KansasAverage opportunities
KentuckyAverage opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineBelow average opportunities
MarylandAverage opportunities
MassachusettsBelow average opportunities
MichiganBelow average opportunities
MinnesotaBelow average opportunities
MississippiAbove average opportunities
MissouriBelow average opportunities
MontanaAverage opportunities
NebraskaAverage opportunities
NevadaAverage opportunities
New HampshireBelow average opportunities
New JerseyAverage opportunities
New MexicoAbove average opportunities
New YorkAbove average opportunities
North CarolinaAverage opportunities
North DakotaAverage opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAverage opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaAverage opportunities
Puerto RicoAbove average opportunities
Rhode IslandNo data available
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaAverage opportunities
TennesseeAverage opportunities
TexasAbove average opportunities
UtahBelow average opportunities
VermontBelow average opportunities
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonBelow average opportunities
West VirginiaAbove average opportunities
WisconsinAverage opportunities
WyomingAbove average opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Below Average
Nationwide, new job opportunities for correctional officers and jailers are less likely in the future.