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Correctional Officers and Jailers in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Correctional Officers and Jailers

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

$33,670median, a year
$35,790mean (average), a year
270people employed in this job here

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