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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
107
open professional roles
157
opened in the last 90 days
157 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
32
states hiring
Washington, District of Columbia, Texas, Alabama, Arizona, California
What it hires for: Operations (18), Legal (15), Finance (12), Human Resources (4), Administration (2). By level: senior ic (54), mid level (34), entry level (19), manager (17), director (15).
Where: Washington, District of Columbia (16), Aliceville, Alabama; Maxwell AFB, Alabama; Talladega, Alabama (10), Washington, District of Columbia; Leavenworth, Kansas; Grand Prairie, Texas (7), Estill, South Carolina (4), Loretto, Pennsylvania (4), Memphis, Tennessee (4), Ashland, Kentucky (3), Atlanta, Georgia (3).
Operations jobs in the rankings
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 182 professional roles in that time.
- 21 of Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System's 91 open roles (23%) are entry-level or early-career.
- Of the 8 open roles that state where the work happens, 8 hybrid.
- 100% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 73% for Government & Public Sector employers.
- By open professional roles, Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System ranks #57 of 362 Government & Public Sector employers we track.
What Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- procurement 12
- budgeting 7
- litigation 7
- audit 2
- logistics 2
- microsoft teams 1
- mysql 1
- oracle 1
- postgresql 1
- power automate 1
AI tools named: Power Automate (1).
How Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System compares with Government & Public Sector employers
| Measure | Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 91 | 25 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 100% | 73% |
Median across 362 Government & Public Sector employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Chief, Human Resources Policy, Quality, & Compliance)Washington DC · $126k–$164k
- Senior Attorney - Corrections & Reentry Policy AdvisorBeaumont, TX
- Facility Operations Specialist (Facility Manager) (GS-12)Englewood, Colorado · $100k–$130k
- Teacher (Special Education) (Special Education Teacher) (GS-11)Otisville, New York · $88k–$114k
- Business Administrator (GS-12)Leavenworth, Kansas · $91k–$118k
- Information Technology Specialist (Computer Specialist) (GS-11/12)Forrest City, Arkansas; Los Angeles, California; Leavenworth, Kansas · $75k–$136k
- Management Analyst (GS-12)Washington, District of Columbia · $102k–$133k
- Chaplain (GS-9/12)Aliceville, Alabama; Maxwell AFB, Alabama; Talladega, Alabama · $64k–$145k
- Supervisory Correctional Treatment Specialist (Case Management Coordinator) (GS-12)Cumberland, Maryland · $102k–$133k
- Correctional Treatment Specialist (Drug Abuse Treatment Specialist) (GL-9)Miami, Florida · $68k–$88k
What Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System pays
Across 157 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 100% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Operations | $89,508–$116,362 | 4 |
| Manager | Various | $98,691–$140,297 | 2 |
| IC | Various | $75,042–$114,413 | 43 |
| IC | Legal | $73,058–$102,682 | 6 |
| IC | Human Resources | $90,238–$145,732 | 2 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System hiring?
- Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System has 107 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 157 opened in the last 90 days and 157 in the last 12 months. The most common function is operations.
- How well does Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System pay?
- Across 157 postings with a posted salary range, Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 21 of Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System's 91 open roles (23%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 8 open roles that state where the work happens, 8 hybrid.
- What skills does Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are procurement (12), budgeting (7), litigation (7), audit (2), logistics (2), microsoft teams (1).
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