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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Community and Social Service · SOC 21-1092
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$66,270
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
8,200
Proj. Annual Openings
89,390
Employment (OEWS 2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure5.2%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Social Perceptiveness
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Critical Thinking
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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 titles: Adult Probation Officer, Correctional Counselor, Deputy Probation Officer (DPO), Juvenile Probation Officer, Parole Agent, Parole Officer (PO)
Representative Tasks
- •Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
- •Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.
- •Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
- •Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Maintain client information or service records.
- •Collect information about clients.
- •Counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
- •Interview clients to gather information about their backgrounds, needs, or progress.
- •Monitor health or behavior of people or animals.
Tools & Technologies
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
12
Occupations Shown
5.2%
Avg AI Exposure
9
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 5.2% |
| Outlook | Average | 75% Bright |
| Median Salary | $66,270 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |