Jobs for Former Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Also called: Probation Officers
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists build social perceptiveness, complex problem solving and judgment and decision making 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 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers (83%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Skills you enjoy
Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.
Compared with Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists, median $66,270. 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.
Your transferable skills
How important each skill is in work as probation officers and correctional treatment specialists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
Social Perceptiveness4.00
Complex Problem Solving3.75
Judgment and Decision Making3.62
Time Management3.38
Coordination3.12
Persuasion3.12
Skills to learn
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
Coordination
Instructing
Management of Material Resources
Management of Personnel Resources
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Your top 3 moves, up close
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.
Former probation officers and correctional treatment specialists can get free career counseling, job search help and, if you qualify, help paying for training through American Job Centers, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Links go to CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Questions former probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ask
What jobs can former probation officers and correctional treatment specialists do?
The closest matches are First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers (83% skill match, median $77,970), Social and Community Service Managers (81% skill match, median $80,390) and Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers (78% skill match, median $80,730), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Which probation officers and correctional treatment specialist career changes pay more?
Among the 25 matches, 14 pay more than probation officers and correctional treatment specialists at the median. The biggest increases: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (+60%, $106,040), Registered Nurses (+47%, $97,550) and Labor Relations Specialists (+44%, $95,420).
Do former probation officers and correctional treatment specialists need another degree?
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary.
How is the skill match calculated?
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.
Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses