The map below shows you the number of jail supervisor job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where jail supervisors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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We spoke to jail supervisor professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the jail supervisor job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the jail supervisor industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

No, jail supervisor jobs are not in demand. Jail supervisor demand is projected to decline -10% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	904	0.00%
2020	887	0.00%
2019	771	0.00%
2018	726	0.00%
2017	702	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$41,232	$19.82	--4.4%
2025	$43,141	$20.74	+0.6%
2024	$42,877	$20.61	+1.3%
2023	$42,309	$20.34	+3.2%
2022	$40,995	$19.71	+1.4%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Ohio	11,658,609	13	0%
2	Illinois	12,802,023	8	0%
3	West Virginia	1,815,857	8	0%
4	Virginia	8,470,020	8	0%
5	North Carolina	10,273,419	6	0%
6	Maine	1,335,907	4	0%
7	Texas	28,304,596	1	0%
8	Iowa	3,145,711	1	0%
9	Michigan	9,962,311	1	0%
10	New Jersey	9,005,644	0	0%
11	New Mexico	2,088,070	0	0%
12	Washington	7,405,743	0	0%
13	New York	19,849,399	0	0%
14	Alaska	739,795	0	0%
15	California	39,536,653	0	0%
16	North Dakota	755,393	0	0%
17	Mississippi	2,984,100	0	0%
18	Kansas	2,913,123	0	0%
19	Utah	3,101,833	0	0%
20	Idaho	1,716,943	0	0%

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