Correctional Officer (Direct Hire, Recruitment Incentive)
Federal Bureau of Prisons
US 92 federal facilities across the United States
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Correctional Officer (Direct Hire, Recruitment Incentive) at Federal Bureau of Prisons, 92 federal facilities across the United States. Permanent, full time. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is hiring Correctional Officers under Direct Hire Authority, on one announcement that covers 92 facilities across the country. It is a permanent, full time federal job with a recruitment incentive of up to $49,056, and a degree is not required because the announcement accepts general work experience instead. The filter most people miss is the age rule: the maximum entry age is 37, and applicants are considered up to age 39. Requirements: - U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. - No degree required: GL-04 accepts at least 2 years of full-time general experience, GL-05 accepts at least 3 years, as an alternative to education - General experience is defined as work showing you can follow rules and procedures, use sound judgment, communicate with people from diverse backgrounds, and stay composed in emergency or stressful situations - Maximum entry age of 37 for initial appointment; applicants can be considered up to age 39. Qualified Preference Eligible Veterans may be exempt from the maximum age - Appointment is subject to a pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, and background investigation, plus NCIC and credit checks The role offers: - Up to $49,056.00 Recruitment Incentive, stated on the announcement - $43,693 to $98,113 per year, pay scale and grade GL 4 to 8 - Promotion potential to grade 8 - Permanent, full time federal appointment - Many vacancies across 92 Bureau of Prisons locations, from Alabama to West Virginia - Direct Hire Authority, open to all U.S. citizens
About the role
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is hiring Correctional Officers under Direct Hire Authority, on one announcement that covers 92 facilities across the country. It is a permanent, full time federal job with a recruitment incentive of up to $49,056, and a degree is not required because the announcement accepts general work experience instead. The filter most people miss is the age rule: the maximum entry age is 37, and applicants are considered up to age 39.
What they ask for
- U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
- No degree required: GL-04 accepts at least 2 years of full-time general experience, GL-05 accepts at least 3 years, as an alternative to education
- General experience is defined as work showing you can follow rules and procedures, use sound judgment, communicate with people from diverse backgrounds, and stay composed in emergency or stressful situations
- Maximum entry age of 37 for initial appointment; applicants can be considered up to age 39. Qualified Preference Eligible Veterans may be exempt from the maximum age
- Appointment is subject to a pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, and background investigation, plus NCIC and credit checks
What Federal Bureau of Prisons offers
- Up to $49,056.00 Recruitment Incentive, stated on the announcement
- $43,693 to $98,113 per year, pay scale and grade GL 4 to 8
- Promotion potential to grade 8
- Permanent, full time federal appointment
- Many vacancies across 92 Bureau of Prisons locations, from Alabama to West Virginia
- Direct Hire Authority, open to all U.S. citizens
Good to know
- The announcement expires 09/30/2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. It is posted on a yearly cycle, so applicants must reapply to the new announcement for the next cycle.
- Duty location is determined during selection.
- The advertised salary range reflects the 2026 Special Rate, from GL-05/01 Rest of U.S. up to GL-08/10 in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality.
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