Jobs Similar to Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Also called: Probation Officers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to probation officers and correctional treatment specialists, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Social and Human Service Assistants, Child, Family, and School Social Workers and Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists: $66,270 median pay · usual preparation: Bachelor's degree.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social and Human Service AssistantsSame group | 83% | $45,930−31% | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Child, Family, and School Social WorkersSame group | 82% | $59,550−10% | Bachelor's degree |
| 3 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsSame group | 82% | $64,330−3% | Graduate degree |
| 4 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersSame group | 80% | $60,280−9% | Graduate degree |
| 5 | Community Health WorkersSame group | 80% | $51,850−22% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | School Psychologists | 80% | $95,990+45% | Graduate degree |
| 7 | Residential Advisors | 79% | $42,240−36% | Training or associate |
| 8 | Healthcare Social WorkersSame group | 79% | $67,880+2% | Graduate degree |
| 9 | Patient Representatives | 78% | $50,290Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 10 | Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | 78% | $80,730Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 11 | Rehabilitation CounselorsSame group | 77% | $46,850−29% | Graduate degree |
| 12 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 77% | $153,990+132% | Graduate degree |
| 13 | Social and Community Service Managers | 77% | $80,390+21% | Bachelor's degree |
| 14 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | 77% | $100,580+52% | Graduate degree |
| 15 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 76% | $77,970+18% | Training or associate |
| 16 | Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | 76% | $74,260+12% | Bachelor's degree |
| 17 | Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary | 76% | $76,590+16% | Graduate degree |
| 18 | Speech-Language Pathology Assistants | 76% | $48,430Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 19 | Compliance Officers | 76% | $80,730+22% | Bachelor's degree |
| 20 | Psychiatric Aides | 75% | $44,910−32% | High school |
- 1Social and Human Service Assistants
83% similar · $45,930 (−31%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 2Child, Family, and School Social Workers
82% similar · $59,550 (−10%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 3Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
82% similar · $64,330 (−3%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 4Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
80% similar · $60,280 (−9%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 5Community Health Workers
80% similar · $51,850 (−22%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 6School Psychologists
80% similar · $95,990 (+45%) · Graduate degree
- 7Residential Advisors
79% similar · $42,240 (−36%) · Training or associate
- 8Healthcare Social Workers
79% similar · $67,880 (+2%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 9Patient Representatives
78% similar · $50,290 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 10Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
78% similar · $80,730 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 11Rehabilitation Counselors
77% similar · $46,850 (−29%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 12Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
77% similar · $153,990 (+132%) · Graduate degree
- 13Social and Community Service Managers
77% similar · $80,390 (+21%) · Bachelor's degree
- 14Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
77% similar · $100,580 (+52%) · Graduate degree
- 15First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
76% similar · $77,970 (+18%) · Training or associate
- 16Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
76% similar · $74,260 (+12%) · Bachelor's degree
- 17Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
76% similar · $76,590 (+16%) · Graduate degree
- 18Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
76% similar · $48,430 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 19Compliance Officers
76% similar · $80,730 (+22%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Psychiatric Aides
75% similar · $44,910 (−32%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than probation officers and correctional treatment specialists.
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Residential Advisors79% similar · Training or associate
- Patient Representatives78% similar · Training or associate
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers76% similar · Training or associate
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants76% similar · Training or associate
- Psychiatric Aides75% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where probation officers and correctional treatment specialists is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers (78)
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers (78)
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (76)
- Residential Advisors (74)
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term (74)
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists (73)
- Bailiffs (73)
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education (73)
- Patient Representatives (73)
- Recreation Workers (73)
Questions about jobs like probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
What jobs are most similar to probation officers and correctional treatment specialists?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Social and Human Service Assistants (83% similar), Child, Family, and School Social Workers (82% similar), Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (82% similar), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (80% similar) and Community Health Workers (80% similar).
Which jobs like probation officers and correctional treatment specialists pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ($153,990, +132%; usually a graduate degree), Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($100,580, +52%; usually a graduate degree) and School Psychologists ($95,990, +45%; usually a graduate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ($66,270). Without more preparation than probation officers and correctional treatment specialists usually need: Compliance Officers, Social and Community Service Managers and First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.