Attendance officer vs probation counselor

The differences between attendance officers and probation counselors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an attendance officer and a probation counselor. Additionally, a probation counselor has an average salary of $49,192, which is higher than the $37,136 average annual salary of an attendance officer.

The top three skills for an attendance officer include law enforcement, court hearings and attendance problems. The most important skills for a probation counselor are mental health, intake interviews, and substance abuse issues.

Attendance officer vs probation counselor overview

	Attendance Officer	Probation Counselor
Yearly salary	$37,136	$49,192
Hourly rate	$17.85	$23.65
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	55,661	29,518
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Attendance officer vs probation counselor salary

Attendance officers and probation counselors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Attendance Officer	Probation Counselor
Average salary	$37,136	$49,192
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $50,000	Between $35,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between attendance officer and probation counselor education

There are a few differences between an attendance officer and a probation counselor in terms of educational background:

	Attendance Officer	Probation Counselor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Long Beach

Attendance officer vs probation counselor demographics

Here are the differences between attendance officers' and probation counselors' demographics:

	Attendance Officer	Probation Counselor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 39.2% Female, 60.8%	Male, 39.7% Female, 60.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.0% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 2.0% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 2.2% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between attendance officer and probation counselor duties and responsibilities

Attendance officer example responsibilities.

Manage significant DUI caseload to court-ordered and conditional probation completion.
Monitor, repair, update and purchase AED, CCTV, scanning and other devices.
Collaborate and coordinate care to enhance deficient life skills and promote overall community safety as part of the rehabilitation process.
Maintain records and reports of all contact with students, parents, city/state agencies and school personnel.
Go to houses and schools to talk to parents about their children or child who has been truant from school
Work with culturally diverse population and at-risk students to increase school attendance.

Probation counselor example responsibilities.

Manage significant DUI caseload to court-ordered and conditional probation completion.
Remain non-denominational, open, flexible and ecumenical in service to patients while also providing additional resources from local spiritual communities.
Review referral history and other JJIS data for accuracy and conduct data collection for statistical purposes within establish rules.

Attendance officer vs probation counselor skills

Common attendance officer skills

Law Enforcement, 20%
Court Hearings, 10%
Attendance Problems, 8%
Parent Conferences, 7%
Community Resources, 6%
Dropout, 5%

Common probation counselor skills

Mental Health, 15%
Intake Interviews, 7%
Substance Abuse Issues, 7%
Court Orders, 6%
Residential Facility, 6%
Community Services, 5%

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