As of June 2026, Correctional Officers and Jailers has an AI-exposure score of 58/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Correctional Officers and Jailers

58/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 59% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$58,940. About 30,100 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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How you compare to similar Protective Service roles

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58
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57
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidents of inmate disturbance, keeping daily logs of prisoner activities.
  • Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
  • Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
  • Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
  • Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
  • Settle disputes between inmates.
  • Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
  • Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment, such as a computer.
  • Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
  • Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
  • Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
Augmentable
  • Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
  • Participate in required job training.
  • Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
  • Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
  • Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
  • Provide to supervisors oral and written reports of the quality and quantity of work performed by inmates, inmate disturbances and rule violations, and unusual occurrences.
  • Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
  • Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (55%).

Safer adjacent roles

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
80% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$77,970
58
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
72% skills overlap · High exposure · ~US$66,270
63
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
64% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$76,210
55
Bailiffs
56% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$56,600
47
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
48% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$106,040
57
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$93,790
58
Transit and Railroad Police
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$90,230
52
Security Guards
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$38,020
62

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Correctional Officers and Jailers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

California: US$96,370New York: US$76,820Texas: US$52,670

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$58,940. More states are being added.

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