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Prisoners lucky enough to get one of the prized saddle-making jobs can earn the minimum hourly wage of $5.25 while many of their 1,500 peers doing other jobs at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility make about 60 cents a day.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), there were 475,300 correctional officers and jailers in 2010. This number is projected to increase 5 percent to 499,800 in 2020. The BLS also reported that the average salary for correctional officers was $39,020 in 2010. Salaries for juvenile correctional officers across the country include: In California, the average starting salary for youth correctional officers is $44,928 after academy training.