Community Service Program Coordinator (Courts)

Also called: Alternative Sentencing Coordinator

Places people sentenced to community service with nonprofits and tracks their hours.

A day in the life

A coordinator matches someone to a food bank or park cleanup, checks timesheets, and reports back to the judge on who finished.

Pay over a career

Starting
$36k
Typical
$47k
High
$62k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in criminal justice or social work.

Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, Social Work.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady in courts and probation offices.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI can match people to nonprofits and track hours, so fewer coordinators are needed; reporting to judges stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Government, Computer applications, Sociology.

Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1092.

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