Also called: BOP Correctional Officer
A corrections officer in the federal Bureau of Prisons, with federal law enforcement retirement benefits.
Federal officers work in prisons from minimum-security camps to supermax. They supervise housing units, work towers, and transport inmates. Federal law enforcement status means early retirement after 20 years.
Federal pay; recruitment bonuses often offered.
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 or experience; age under 37; training at the federal academy in Glynco, Georgia.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice.
Growing slowly. Approximate.
Low risk for 10 years. Surveillance tech assists; supervising units and transporting inmates stay human.
Classes: Psychology, PE / strength training, Government / Civics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-3012.
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