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Job outlook for community services officers in the United States
Community services officer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected community services officer job growth rate is 3% from 2018-2028.
About 20,600 new jobs for community services officers are projected over the next decade.
Community services officer salaries have increased 10% for community services officers in the last 5 years.
There are over 8,738 community services officers currently employed in the United States.
There are 181,257 active community services officer job openings in the US.
The average community services officer salary is $38,039.
Are community services officer jobs in demand?
Community services officer job and salary trends over time
Community services officer jobs over time
Community services officer job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,738 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 8,601 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 8,737 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 8,685 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 8,699 | 0.00% |
Average community services officer salary over time
Community services officer salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $38,039 | $18.29 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | $36,652 | $17.62 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | $35,624 | $17.13 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $35,433 | $17.04 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | $34,638 | $16.65 | +2.3% |
Community services officer jobs by state
Most common states for community services officers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 358 | 52% |
| 2 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 2,236 | 40% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 2,383 | 35% |
| 4 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 973 | 31% |
| 5 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 506 | 29% |
| 6 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 2,265 | 27% |
| 7 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 1,528 | 27% |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 356 | 27% |
| 9 | Delaware | 961,939 | 260 | 27% |
| 10 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 205 | 27% |
| 11 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 1,579 | 26% |
| 12 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 491 | 26% |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 260 | 25% |
| 14 | Vermont | 623,657 | 157 | 25% |
| 15 | Alaska | 739,795 | 176 | 24% |
| 16 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 312 | 23% |
| 17 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 2,765 | 22% |
| 18 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 1,640 | 22% |
| 19 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 1,351 | 22% |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 790 | 22% |
Most common cities for community services officers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Falls | 1 | 2% | $47,312 |
| 2 | Farmington | 1 | 2% | $34,514 |
| 3 | La Mesa | 1 | 2% | $44,913 |
| 4 | Orland Park | 1 | 2% | $41,963 |
| 5 | Cambridge | 1 | 1% | $47,712 |
| 6 | Marysville | 1 | 1% | $66,699 |
| 7 | Rochester | 1 | 1% | $46,615 |
| 8 | San Mateo | 1 | 1% | $48,977 |
| 9 | Savannah | 1 | 1% | $31,012 |
| 10 | San Jose | 2 | 0% | $48,650 |
| 11 | Atlanta | 1 | 0% | $31,542 |
| 12 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0% | $45,571 |
| 13 | Miami | 1 | 0% | $30,663 |
Community Services Officer job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of community services officer experts
Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
Curry College
Jennifer Gibbs Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorPennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
School of Public Affairs, Criminal Justice Program
What skills stand out on Community Services Officer resumes?
Jennifer Gibbs Ph.D.: Police officers need many skills to be successful on the job. The most important are written and oral communication skills and the ability to make ethical decisions with limited information quickly. Written communications skills are crucial. If a police report is poorly worded or incomplete, it can derail a criminal case. Police officers also need to talk to people of all ages from all walks of life in any circumstance. Often, police meet people on what may be the worst day of their lives when emotions are running high. Police need to be able to help calm a person while gathering information. Police need to be able to use their words and body language to empathize with someone who has been victimized, and they need to project authority, so people making poor decisions obey their commands.
This may be common sense, but research has demonstrated that communication and ethical decision-making skills are important for police officers. (See the research article published in 2017 in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, entitled "An assessment of the relative importance of criminal justice learning objectives," by Baker and colleagues.) Baker and colleagues asked students, professionals, and college professors to rate the skills of hypothetical job applicants. These participants rated the following as the most important characteristics for criminal justice applicants (including law enforcement officers):
Ethics
Oral communication
Critical thinking
Sensitivity to diversity
Written communication skills
What certifications/licenses/courses can have the biggest impact for Community Services Officers?
Jennifer Balboni: For those interested in law enforcement, coursework in community policing is critical for new graduates to have as a foundational background. Recognizing the importance of working with the community is absolutely vital to agencies establishing legitimacy within communities. In addition, coursework and/or certifications in (white collar) fraud examination, emergency management, and cybercrime investigations are an excellent background for new grads who are interested in law enforcement and investigations; each of these fields has increasingly been recognized as integral to successful planning and investigations in the criminal justice realm. In addition, fluency in a different language is always an asset in the criminal justice job market.