Headline risk
12%
Low RiskProbation officers and correctional treatment specialists
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 64,520
Employment 2024
92.3K
Projected Change (2024–34)
2.6%
Openings (2024–34)
7.9K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information. AI use: 0%
- 2. Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior. AI use: 0%
- 3. Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender. AI use: 0%
- 4. Develop liaisons and networks with other parole officers, community agencies, correctional institutions, psychiatric facilities, and aftercare agencies to plan for helping offenders with life adjustments. AI use: 0%
- 5. Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders. AI use: 0%
- 6. Write reports describing offenders' progress. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.8 · 67K employed
Under 25: 7% · 25–54: 85% · 55+: 7%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists assist in rehabilitating law offenders in custody or on probation or parole.
Most probation officers and correctional treatment specialists work full time. Their jobs may involve traveling to meet with probationers and parolees. Working in high-crime areas or in institutions may be stressful and dangerous.
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists typically need a bachelor’s degree. In addition, candidates may be required to pass oral, written, and psychological exams.
The median annual wage for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists was $64,520 in May 2024.
Employment of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.