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 very 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
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	13,663 Large	&	-2.0%	8.2%	>>>>	1,213 High
Champaign Area	139 Small	&	-7.9%	-0.9%	>>>>	11 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	834 Very large	&	-0.6%	1.2%	>>>>	74 Moderate
Cook County	3,334 Large	&	-8.1%	0.6%	>>>>	255 Moderate
Decatur Area	207 Large	&	-1.4%	5.5%	>>>>	18 Few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	306 Medium	&	-10.1%	2.5%	>>>>	23 Very few
Du Page County	110 Very small	&	-13.6%	3.3%	>>>>	7 Very few
Edwardsville Area	211 Medium	&	6.6%	5.5%	>>>>	20 Few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	682 Very large	&	-0.9%	-2.1%	>>>>	59 High
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	657 Very large	&	1.4%	5.8%	>>>>	59 Moderate
Lake County	319 Medium	&	-8.8%	1.9%	>>>>	24 Very few
McHenry County	113 Small	&	-11.5%	2.9%	>>>>	8 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	758 Very large	&	2.6%	1.0%	>>>>	69 High
Northwest Illinois Area	1,048 Very large	&	1.3%	2.6%	>>>>	94 High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	613 Large	&	-1.6%	-1.9%	>>>>	52 Few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	595 Very large	&	-2.7%	-1.1%	>>>>	49 Moderate
Rock Island-Moline Area	351 Large	&	-3.4%	-1.8%	>>>>	29 Few
Rockford Area	151 Small	&	-11.3%	0.9%	>>>>	10 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	561 Very large	&	-0.9%	-2.3%	>>>>	49 High
Springfield Area	900 Very large	&	-1.4%	0.0%	>>>>	78 Moderate
St Louis-Belleville Area	1,282 Very large	&	-1.5%	-1.7%	>>>>	110 High
Vermilion County	269 Very large	&	-2.6%	-3.0%	>>>>	22 Moderate
Will County	983 Very large	&	-1.7%	4.1%	>>>>	84 Moderate
United States	402,200 Very large	&	-10.3%	5.3%	>>>>	31,200 Moderate