Community Supervision Officers


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Community Supervision Officers

Community Supervision Officers - 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:

  • State and local government agencies

Outlook

Growth for this career is expected to grow at an average pace. Demand is dependent on government spending for corrections. More inmates are put into programs where they may be monitored electronically or allowed to work. Probation officers will be needed to monitor offenders who participate in either of these programs. Additional probation officers will be needed to monitor those who finish their prison time.

Job opportunities occur as people leave this career. It has high turnover due to high job-related stress.

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Illinois
2,930
Medium
&
8.6%
8.2%
>>>>
275
Few
  Champaign Area
69
Small
&
8.7%
5.2%
>>>>
7
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
86
Small
&
5.8%
2.9%
>>>>
7
Very few
  Cook County
1,251
Medium
&
14.1%
9.2%
>>>>
127
Few
  Decatur Area
27
Very small
&
7.4%
3.8%
>>>>
3
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
124
Small
&
-0.8%
10.3%
>>>>
10
Very few
  Du Page County
149
Small
&
-2.7%
8.8%
>>>>
12
Very few
  Edwardsville Area
56
Very small
&
7.1%
12.4%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
33
Very small
&
-3.0%
-0.2%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
32
Very small
&
6.3%
6.0%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Lake County
113
Small
&
15.0%
11.7%
>>>>
12
Very few
  McHenry County
44
Very small
&
2.3%
7.6%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
60
Small
&
5.0%
4.4%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
76
Small
&
3.9%
4.3%
>>>>
7
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
124
Small
&
-8.9%
4.5%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
89
Small
&
7.9%
3.5%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
44
Very small
&
13.6%
5.6%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Rockford Area
65
Very small
&
1.5%
6.6%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
55
Small
&
1.8%
1.1%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Springfield Area
238
Medium
&
4.6%
4.6%
>>>>
21
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
87
Small
&
11.5%
0.9%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Vermilion County
17
Very small
&
5.9%
-0.5%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Will County
91
Small
&
11.0%
14.9%
>>>>
9
Very few
United States
93,900
Medium
&
2.4%
2.8%
>>>>
7,400
Few
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.