Criminal Justice

Base salary and job outlook

Correctional officers and jailers

• Median wages (national): $18.45/hourly; $38,380/annually
• Median wages (Missouri): $13.87/hourly; $28,800/annually
• Projected job growth (national 2006-2016): Faster than average (14% to 20%)
• Projected employee need (national 2006-2016): 175,000 additional employees

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists

• Median wages (national): $22.07/hourly; $46,910/annually
• Median wages (Missouri): $16.37/hourly; $34,000/annually
• Projected job growth (national 2006-2016): Average (7% to 13%)
• Projected employee need (national 2006-2016): 21,000 additional employees

Law enforcement

• Median wages (national): $24.72/hourly; $51,410/annually
• Median wages (Missouri): $17.57/hourly; $36,500/annually
• Projected job growth (national 2006-2016): Average (7% to 13%)
• Projected employee need (national 2006-2016): 243,000 additional employees

Possible entry-level positions

• Police officers
• Sheriff's deputy
• Correctional officers
• Jailers
• Probation officers
• Correctional treatment specialists

Possible entry-level positions

Bureau of Labor Statistics