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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Keeps people safe inside jails and prisons.
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Corrections officers supervise people in jails and prisons, enforce rules, prevent fights and escapes, and help with rehabilitation programs. They work for county jails and state and federal prisons.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Business Law · Career and Technical
Builds law and government, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Health and Wellness · Health and PE
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.