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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Protective Service · SOC 33-1011

3.1% AI Exposure — Medium
$77,970
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
2,800
Proj. Annual Openings
53,380
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+2.4%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
97/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 33-1011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
3.2%
Medium · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
63/100
High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$77,970
No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
Projected openings
2,800
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -2.8%.
Observed/proxy demand
0
FY2025 certified LCAs; 4,727 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessCoordination
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

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AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure3.1%
AI Resiliency97/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

27.3%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic3.2%
AI capability · OpenAI28.3%
AI ability · AIOE50.3%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne2.5%

AI could do ~28.3% of this role but only ~3.2% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Active Listening
2.Critical Thinking
3.Monitoring
4.Social Perceptiveness
5.Coordination

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

2
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#628 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

Common titles: Correctional Officer Captain, Correctional Supervisor

Representative Tasks

  • Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
  • Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
  • Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
  • Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
  • Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Count prison inmates or personnel.
  • Use weapons or physical force to maintain security.
  • Maintain professional knowledge or certifications.
  • Respond to emergencies to provide assistance.
  • Direct operations of correctional facilities.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Access · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hot3M Electronic MonitoringEmail softwareGuardian RFIDJail management software

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
1.7%
Avg AI Exposure
3
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 33-1011: 2019 — employment: 46,430, median wage: $63,730; 2020 — employment: 53,420, median wage: $60,910; 2021 — employment: 54,470, median wage: $62,220; 2022 — employment: 55,900, median wage: $63,310; 2023 — employment: 52,280, median wage: $70,530; 2025 — employment: 53,380, median wage: $77,970.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure3.1%2.6%
OutlookAverage19% Bright
Median Salary$77,970N/A
AI Resiliency97/100N/A