O*NET-SOC 21-1092.00

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETTrue (Yes)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.008/2020
Social Perceptiveness2.B.1.a4.008/2020
Speaking2.A.1.d4.008/2020
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a3.8808/2020
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.8808/2020
Complex Problem Solving2.B.2.i3.7508/2020

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.1208/2020
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.008/2020
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.34.008/2020
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.008/2020
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.53.8808/2020
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.13.8808/2020

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.Core10808/2020
Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.Core10908/2020
Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.Core10808/2020
Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.Core10908/2020
Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.Core10908/2020

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Social5.6311/2023
Conventional4.1111/2023
Enterprising3.911/2023
Investigative3.4711/2023
Realistic2.2411/2023
Artistic2.211/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.