Also called: Classification Officer
Decides what security level and housing each incarcerated person needs.
Classification specialists review criminal history, behavior, gang ties, and medical needs to place people in the right prison and housing unit, and update decisions over time. Their choices affect safety for everyone.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in criminal justice or social science.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology.
Growing slowly. Approximate.
Medium risk for 10 years. Classification already runs on scoring tools that AI can fill in; humans review gang, medical and safety issues.
Classes: Psychology, Statistics, Government / Civics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1092.
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