Also called: Supervisors of Correctional Officers
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers build coordination, social perceptiveness and management of personnel resources skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (83%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 83% | $76,210 | −2% | None |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 83% | $69,500 | −11% | None |
| 3 | Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 78% | $66,270 | −15% | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Administrative Services Managers | 78% | $114,130 | +46% | None |
| 5 | Social and Community Service Managers | 77% | $80,390 | +3% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Correctional Officers and Jailers | 76% | $58,940 | −24% | None |
| 7 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 76% | $93,790 | +20% | None |
| 8 | Transit and Railroad Police | 75% | $90,230 | +16% | None |
| 9 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | 75% | $96,660 | +24% | None |
| 10 | Customs and Border Protection Officers | 75% | $76,210Pay for the broader BLS group “Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers” | Not compared | None |
Compared with First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, median $77,970. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as first-line supervisors of correctional officers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
83% skill match · $76,210 · −2% pay
Judgment and Decision Making · Service Orientation · Operations Monitoring
83% skill match · $69,500 · −11% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Management of Material Resources · Judgment and Decision Making
78% skill match · $66,270 · −15% pay
Complex Problem Solving · Judgment and Decision Making
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (83% skill match, median $76,210), First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (83% skill match, median $69,500) and Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists (78% skill match, median $66,270), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 13 pay more than first-line supervisors of correctional officers at the median. The biggest increases: Human Resources Managers (+91%, $149,280), Medical and Health Services Managers (+59%, $123,860) and Administrative Services Managers (+46%, $114,130).
12 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.