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Correctional Officers and Jailers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$58,940
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
380,500
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, CORRECTION OFFICER (competency-based)
- State medians
- $96,370 in California to $36,030 in Puerto Rico (50 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CORRECTION OFFICER | 0851 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What correctional officers and jailers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $96,370 | $46.33 | 37,860 |
| New Jersey | $94,770 | $45.56 | 7,570 |
| Massachusetts | $86,310 | $41.49 | 6,360 |
| Oregon | $83,690 | $40.24 | 3,650 |
| Washington | $79,460 | $38.20 | 6,800 |
| Illinois | $79,190 | $38.07 | 12,190 |
| New York | $76,820 | $36.93 | 27,770 |
| Nevada | $76,490 | $36.77 | 3,240 |
| Wisconsin | $73,470 | $35.32 | 7,360 |
| Alaska | $71,360 | $34.31 | 850 |
| Hawaii | $69,570 | $33.45 | 1,310 |
| Utah | $67,290 | $32.35 | 2,050 |
| Minnesota | $66,040 | $31.75 | 5,350 |
| Delaware | $65,880 | $31.67 | 1,730 |
| Connecticut | $64,750 | $31.13 | 3,780 |
| Maryland | $64,250 | $30.89 | 6,060 |
| Michigan | $64,020 | $30.78 | 8,220 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,460 | $30.51 | 15,560 |
| Nebraska | $63,380 | $30.47 | 3,250 |
| Colorado | $62,140 | $29.87 | 7,290 |
| New Hampshire | $61,360 | $29.50 | 680 |
| Ohio | $59,370 | $28.55 | 12,610 |
| Kansas | $56,120 | $26.98 | 3,380 |
| Arizona | $54,970 | $26.43 | 14,230 |
| Wyoming | $54,780 | $26.34 | 920 |
| Vermont | $53,810 | $25.87 | 450 |
| Idaho | $53,580 | $25.76 | 2,370 |
| Iowa | $53,040 | $25.50 | 3,440 |
| South Dakota | $53,040 | $25.50 | 1,490 |
| West Virginia | $52,890 | $25.43 | 2,980 |
| Maine | $52,730 | $25.35 | 1,090 |
| Texas | $52,670 | $25.32 | 44,700 |
| North Dakota | $52,460 | $25.22 | 1,290 |
| Tennessee | $50,940 | $24.49 | 6,990 |
| North Carolina | $50,550 | $24.30 | 11,900 |
| Virginia | $50,140 | $24.11 | 11,270 |
| Florida | $49,710 | $23.90 | 24,280 |
| Montana | $49,180 | $23.64 | 1,430 |
| Indiana | $48,340 | $23.24 | 8,060 |
| New Mexico | $47,940 | $23.05 | 2,740 |
| South Carolina | $47,890 | $23.02 | 4,870 |
| Georgia | $47,520 | $22.84 | 10,640 |
| Alabama | $46,660 | $22.43 | 4,970 |
| Oklahoma | $45,690 | $21.97 | 3,730 |
| Missouri | $42,620 | $20.49 | 6,670 |
| Kentucky | $42,310 | $20.34 | 6,770 |
| Arkansas | $40,330 | $19.39 | 4,460 |
| Louisiana | $39,850 | $19.16 | 7,960 |
| Mississippi | $38,720 | $18.62 | 4,040 |
| Puerto Rico | $36,030 | $17.32 | 3,740 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.