Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists held about 93,000
jobs in 2004. Most jobs are in State or local governments. In some States,
the State government employs all probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists; in other States, local governments are the only
employers. In still other States, both levels of government employ these
workers. Jobs are more plentiful in urban areas. Probation officers and
correctional treatment specialists who work for the Federal Government are
employed by the U.S. courts and by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau
of Prisons.
Source: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2006-07 Edition