Probation Officer

duties and responsibilities:Evaluates offender progress and recommends intensity of supervision based on observations from time of conviction through the period of adjustment after release from an institution.

salary:

• $60,396 to $69,900 (1-5 years)
• $63,420 to $73,392 (6-10 years)
• $73,140 to $88,824 (11-15 years)
• $73,380 to $84,996 (16-20 years)
• $76,800 to $93,264 (21-25 years)
• $77,052 to $89,244 (26-30 years)

education:Probation officers monitor and advise criminal offenders who have been placed on probation to ensure that the conditions of their sentence are being followed. To become a probation officer, an individual must meet a range of academic, professional and physical requirements.