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Correctional Officers and Jailers vs First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Correctional Officers and Jailers and First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Correctional Officers and Jailers First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$57,970
$58,610
Employment · BLS OEWS
365,380
70,310
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
32nd pct
24th pct

At a glance

Dimension Correctional Officers and Jailers First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Median pay $57,970 $58,610
Employment 365,380 70,310
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-7.8%) About average (+2.7%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 30,100 7,000
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 32nd pct Low · 24th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 13th pct · 14% of tasks —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (52.7%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No —

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Public Safety and Security, English Language, Active Listening, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Speaking, Law and Government, Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Speech Clarity, Reading Comprehension, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, Coordination, Computers and Electronics, Psychology, Persuasion, Written Comprehension, Selective Attention, Administrative, Education and Training, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Information Ordering, Flexibility of Closure, Far Vision, Writing, Instructing.

Specific to Correctional Officers and Jailers

  • Active Learning
  • Negotiation
  • Telecommunications
  • Stamina
  • Learning Strategies
  • Service Orientation

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Time Management
  • Written Expression
  • Speed of Closure
  • Perceptual Speed

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Data base user interface and query software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software .

Specific to Correctional Officers and Jailers

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Correctional Officers and Jailers or First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Correctional Officers and Jailers vs First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/correctional-officers-and-jailers-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-security-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Correctional Officers and Jailers vs First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/correctional-officers-and-jailers-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-security-workers

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  title  = {Correctional Officers and Jailers vs First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers},
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  year   = {2026},
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