Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

# 125 overall · better than 85.6% of other jobs
1.2
Low to No Risk
4.8% tasks are partially/fully automatable
0/5
Emotional Intelligence
1/5
Automatability
1/5
Ethics
1/5
Forgivability
2/5
Technical Feasibility
2/5
Economic Incentive
3/5
Physical Requirements
Given the high requirements for human judgment, emotional intelligence, and ethical considerations, the risk of AI displacing this job is low. While some support tasks could be automated, core functions require a human touch.

Median Salary: $61,800

Traits: 57

64/100Consequence_of_Error
99/100Contact_With_Others
62/100Coordinate_or_Lead_Others
33/100Cramped_Work_Space_Awkward_Positions
91/100Deal_With_External_Customers
73/100Deal_With_Physically_Aggressive_People
83/100Deal_With_Unpleasant_or_Angry_People
42/100Degree_of_Automation
52/100Duration_of_Typical_Work_Week
94/100Electronic_Mail
52/100Exposed_to_Contaminants
60/100Exposed_to_Disease_or_Infections
23/100Exposed_to_Hazardous_Conditions
16/100Exposed_to_Hazardous_Equipment
3/100Exposed_to_High_Places
25/100Exposed_to_Minor_Burns_Cuts_Bites_or_Stings
2/100Exposed_to_Radiation
0/100Exposed_to_Whole_Body_Vibration
36/100Extremely_Bright_or_Inadequate_Lighting
93/100Face-to-Face_Discussions
79/100Freedom_to_Make_Decisions
87/100Frequency_of_Conflict_Situations
75/100Frequency_of_Decision_Making
80/100Impact_of_Decisions_on_Co-workers_or_Company_Results
84/100Importance_of_Being_Exact_or_Accurate
75/100Importance_of_Repeating_Same_Tasks
73/100In_an_Enclosed_Vehicle_or_Equipment
5/100In_an_Open_Vehicle_or_Equipment
85/100Indoors_Environmentally_Controlled
51/100Indoors_Not_Environmentally_Controlled
73/100Letters_and_Memos
41/100Level_of_Competition
62/100Outdoors_Exposed_to_Weather
23/100Outdoors_Under_Cover
9/100Pace_Determined_by_Speed_of_Equipment
66/100Physical_Proximity
39/100Public_Speaking
46/100Responsibility_for_Outcomes_and_Results
72/100Responsible_for_Others_Health_and_Safety
54/100Sounds_Noise_Levels_Are_Distracting_or_Uncomfortable
20/100Spend_Time_Bending_or_Twisting_the_Body
2/100Spend_Time_Climbing_Ladders_Scaffolds_or_Poles
13/100Spend_Time_Keeping_or_Regaining_Balance
13/100Spend_Time_Kneeling_Crouching_Stooping_or_Crawling
39/100Spend_Time_Making_Repetitive_Motions
69/100Spend_Time_Sitting
37/100Spend_Time_Standing
48/100Spend_Time_Using_Your_Hands_to_Handle_Control_or_Feel_Objects_Tools_or_Controls
38/100Spend_Time_Walking_and_Running
75/100Structured_versus_Unstructured_Work
96/100Telephone
85/100Time_Pressure
47/100Very_Hot_or_Cold_Temperatures
27/100Wear_Common_Protective_or_Safety_Equipment_such_as_Safety_Shoes_Glasses_Gloves_Hearing_Protection_Hard_Hats_or_Life_Jackets
11/100Wear_Specialized_Protective_or_Safety_Equipment_such_as_Breathing_Apparatus_Safety_Harness_Full_Protection_Suits_or_Radiation_Protection
13/100Work_Schedules
82/100Work_With_Work_Group_or_Team

Tasks performed as Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Low to No Risk
19
Moderate Risk
0
High Risk
1
Extreme Risk
0
  • 2.4Write reports describing offenders' progress.
  • 2.2Inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
  • 0.5Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
  • 0.5Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.
  • 0.3Develop rehabilitation programs for assigned offenders or inmates, establishing rules of conduct, goals, and objectives.
  • 0.8Develop liaisons and networks with other parole officers, community agencies, correctional institutions, psychiatric facilities, and aftercare agencies to plan for helping offenders with life adjustments.
  • 1Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
  • 1.1Provide offenders or inmates with assistance in matters concerning detainers, sentences in other jurisdictions, writs, and applications for social assistance.
  • 1.5Arrange for postrelease services, such as employment, housing, counseling, education, and social activities.
  • 1.2Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to noncompliance with terms of probation or parole.
  • 0.5Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
  • 0.6Assess the suitability of penitentiary inmates for release under parole and statutory release programs and submit recommendations to parole boards.
  • 0.5Investigate alleged parole violations, using interviews, surveillance, and search and seizure.
  • 0.5Conduct prehearing and presentencing investigations and testify in court regarding offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions.
  • 1Recommend appropriate penitentiary for initial placement of an offender.
  • 0.8Identify and approve work placements for offenders with community service sentences.
  • 2.5Develop and prepare packets containing information about social service agencies, assistance organizations, and programs that might be useful for inmates or offenders.
  • 2.3Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
  • 1.5Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.

4.8% of Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists tasks can be automated with AI or robotics

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