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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Description
Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
Common Tasks
- Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.
- Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
- Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
- Write reports describing offenders' progress.
- Inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
Required Education
Bachelor's degree
Wages
In 2016 the mean hourly wage in the Greater Sacramento area was $47.62 . The hourly rate for this occupation typically paid between $40.07 and $57.21 .
In 2016 the mean annual salary in the Greater Sacramento area was $99,044.93 . The annual salary for this occupation typically paid between $83,340.58 and $119,000.00 .
Occupation Outlook
This occupation employed 840 people in the Greater Sacramento area during 2014.
By 2024, there is expected to be an increase of 9.5% in the number of jobs in the Greater Sacramento area for this occupation, bringing to total number to 920.
By 2024, in the Greater Sacramento area, the median hourly rate for this occupation is expected to be $47.00 with the median annual salary reaching $98,741.
