Correction Officer Jobs in Tennessee
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Correctional Officer - Hardeman
- Halls, TN
- 2 days ago
Correctional Officer (PRN) - Hardeman
- Dyersburg, TN
- 2 days ago
Correctional Officer - Whiteville
- Huntingdon, TN
- 2 days ago
Correctional Officer - Hardeman
- Macon, TN
- 2 days ago
Correctional Officer - Whiteville
- Lyles, TN
- 2 days ago
Correctional Officer (PRN) - Hardeman
- Yorkville, TN
- 2 days ago
Correctional Officer (PRN) - Hardeman
- Collierville, TN
- 2 days ago
Correctional Officer - Hardeman
- Tennessee Ridge, TN
- 2 days ago
- Pleasant View, TN
- 2 days ago
Correctional Officer (PRN) - Hardeman
- Samburg, TN
- 21 hours ago
Correctional Officer - Hardeman
- Rives, TN
- 22 hours ago
- Puryear, TN
- 21 hours ago
- Springville, TN
- 21 hours ago
Correctional Officer - Whiteville
- Eaton, TN
- 1 day ago
Correctional Officer (PRN) - Hardeman
- Brunswick, TN
- 1 day ago
Demographic Data for Tennessee
Moving to Tennessee? Find some basic demographic data about Tennessee below.
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Salary for Correction Officer Jobs in Tennessee
Top Hiring Companies
Top hiring companies in your area for Correction Officer positions
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CoreCivic
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Shelby County
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Us Capitol Police
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Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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US Customs and Border Protection
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University of Tennessee
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Allied Universal
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Hamilton County Sheriff''s Office
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Rutherford County Government
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Christian Brothers University
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Licensing / Certification
Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Correction Officer positions.
Highest Education Level
- High School or GED (28.8%)
- Bachelor's Degree (28.3%)
- Associate's Degree (17.3%)
- Vocational Degree or Certification (12.7%)
- Master's Degree (7.6%)
- Some College (3.3%)
- Some High School (1.2%)
- Doctorate Degree (0.8%)
Average Work Experience
- None (78.7%)
- 1-2 years (14.6%)
- Less than 1 year (6.8%)
Qualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Correction Officer position
= trending- Background Checks
- Background Investigations
- Business Correspondence
- Closing
- Communication Skills
- Community Policing
- Complaint Resolution
- Corrections
- Crime Prevention
- Criminal Justice
- Crisis Intervention
- Crisis Management
- Customer Service
- Defensive Tactics
- Documentation
- Driving
- Drug Testing
- Education Experience
- Emergency Management
- Events
- Filing
- Firearms
- High School Diploma
- Interviewing
- Investigation
- Juvenile Justice
- Law Enforcement
- Leadership
- Management
- Military Background
- Narcotics
- OC Spray
- Patrol
- Policy Administration
- Problem Solving
- Public Safety
- Recordkeeping
- Regulations
- Report Writing
- Security Training
- Special Weapons and Tactics
- Staff Supervision
- Surveillance
- Taser
- Training and Development
- Weapons
- Youth Development
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