Convict Guards


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Convict Guards

Convict Guards - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Federal, state, and local jails and prisons

Outlook

Demand for corrections officers will decrease. As budgets fall, courts are turning to shorter sentences and alternatives to prison. Community-based programs that are designed to help prisoners and reduce their risk of repeat offenses may also reduce the number of people in prison.

However, this is a large career. Job openings are expected to occur as people leave the career to find other work or retire.

Corrections Officers (CIS 100050)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
13,663
Large
&
-2.0%
8.2%
>>>>
1,213
High
  Champaign Area
119
Small
&
-2.5%
5.2%
>>>>
10
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
818
Very large
&
-4.0%
2.9%
>>>>
70
Moderate
  Cook County
2,788
Large
&
2.7%
9.2%
>>>>
267
Moderate
  Decatur Area
195
Large
&
-4.1%
3.8%
>>>>
16
Few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
274
Medium
&
3.3%
10.3%
>>>>
26
Very few
  Du Page County
356
Medium
&
-18.0%
8.8%
>>>>
24
Very few
  Edwardsville Area
232
Medium
&
-3.4%
12.4%
>>>>
20
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
685
Very large
&
-4.4%
-0.2%
>>>>
58
High
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
670
Very large
&
-2.5%
6.0%
>>>>
59
Moderate
  Lake County
271
Medium
&
3.7%
11.7%
>>>>
26
Very few
  McHenry County
112
Small
&
-8.9%
7.6%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
749
Very large
&
-3.1%
4.4%
>>>>
66
High
  Northwest Illinois Area
1,067
Very large
&
3.6%
4.3%
>>>>
104
High
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
589
Large
&
-5.3%
4.5%
>>>>
50
Few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
546
Very large
&
-4.0%
3.5%
>>>>
47
Moderate
  Rock Island-Moline Area
340
Large
&
-1.5%
5.6%
>>>>
31
Few
  Rockford Area
135
Small
&
-9.6%
6.6%
>>>>
11
Very few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
553
Very large
&
-6.9%
1.1%
>>>>
45
Moderate
  Springfield Area
805
Very large
&
-4.2%
4.6%
>>>>
70
High
  St Louis-Belleville Area
1,185
Very large
&
-3.0%
0.9%
>>>>
103
High
  Vermilion County
256
Large
&
-2.0%
-0.5%
>>>>
24
Moderate
  Will County
974
Large
&
-3.0%
14.9%
>>>>
85
Moderate
United States
378,500
Large
&
-7.6%
2.8%
>>>>
28,600
Moderate
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.