Attendance officer vs truant officer

The differences between attendance officers and truant officers 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 truant officer. Additionally, a truant officer has an average salary of $41,416, which is higher than the $37,136 average annual salary of an attendance officer.

Attendance officer vs truant officer overview

	Attendance Officer	Truant Officer
Yearly salary	$37,136	$41,416
Hourly rate	$17.85	$19.91
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	55,661	55,684
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 27%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Attendance officer vs truant officer salary

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

	Attendance Officer	Truant Officer
Average salary	$37,136	$41,416
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $50,000	Between $25,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between attendance officer and truant officer education

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

	Attendance Officer	Truant Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 27%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Attendance officer vs truant officer demographics

Here are the differences between attendance officers' and truant officers' demographics:

	Attendance Officer	Truant Officer
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 39.2% Female, 60.8%	Male, 53.3% Female, 46.7%
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, 11.3% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 2.5% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between attendance officer and truant officer 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.

Truant officer example responsibilities.

Manage significant DUI caseload to court-ordered and conditional probation completion.
Enforce parole conditions to protect the community while providing supervision and guidance to parolees to facilitate their successful reintegration into society.
Supervise DUI diversion participants as well as assisting with regular probationary case load.

Attendance officer vs truant officer skills

Common attendance officer skills

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

Common truant officer skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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