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Employment Opportunities

The Department of Correction employs more than five thousand Tennesseans across the state. While correctional officer positions are the most common, the department is always looking for great nurses and administrators interested in the field of corrections.

State Employee Benefits

Policy 302.12 Drug-Free Workplace (in pdf format)(159 kb)

Affirmative Action Plan (in pdf format)(2,137 kb)

Employment Application (on-line)
Employment Application (pdf format)(1,431 kb)

Educational Internship
Guidelines (pdf format)(45 kb)
Application (pdf format)(11 kb)

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Choose A Career

Click on the job title of your choice and discover how you can begin a career with our department.

Correctional Officer
Check-In at Mark Luttrell Correctional Complex

Probation/Parole Officer 1
Monthly Salary Range $2,197 - $3,515
Probation/Parole Officer 2
Monthly Salary Range $2,490 - $3,983
Probation/Parole Officer 3
Monthly Salary Range $2,701 - $4,322

Food Service Steward 2
(currently not taking applications)
Monthly Salary Range $1,863 - $2,981

Food Service Steward 1
(currently not taking applications)
Monthly Salary Range $1,790 - $2,863

Food Service Worker
Monthly Salary Range $1,316 - $2,107

Nursing

The Tennessee Department of Correction is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer.

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Contact Us...

Feel free to call us toll free at 1-888-577-9712 or write to:

Tennessee Department of Correction
ATTN: Human Resources
320 6th Avenue North
3rd Floor, Rachel Jackson Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0465