Texas Department of Criminal Justice Careers and Employment

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About the company

CEO
Bryan Collier
68%
approve of Bryan Collier's performance

Founded
1995
Company size
more than 10,000
Revenue
less than $1M (USD)
Industry
Government & Public Administration
Headquarters
Austin
Link
Texas Department of Criminal Justice website

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Jobs

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Huntsville, TX

86 jobs

Gatesville, TX

22 jobs

Austin, TX

17 jobs

Tennessee Colony, TX

16 jobs

Rosharon, TX

12 jobs

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Salaries

Salary estimated from 2.4K employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed.

Popular Roles

Parole Officer

$3,471 per month

Maintenance Supervisor

$3,280 per month

Correctional Officer

$3,532 per month

Security & Public Safety

Senior Correction Officer

$3,009 per month

Lieutenant

$3,934 per month

Community & Social Service

Substance Abuse Counselor

Administrative Assistance

Administrative Assistant

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Benefits

Employees at Texas Department of Criminal Justice have reported receiving these benefits. They will vary by role and location.

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

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Reviews

Clerk I, Inmate Records in Livingston, TX

on February 4, 2023

3 stars

What is the best part of working at the company?Benefits. Serving the safety of the public. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Ensuring safety of self and others. Extremely low pay for administrative roles. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?It is a difficult environment to work in with almost non existent ability to advance in clerical roles no matter length of service.

Administrative Assistant II (Retired) in Austin, TX

on February 5, 2023

5 stars

What is the best part of working at the company?I loved the work here at TDCJ. I loved helping parole officers and parolees repay their victims.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The only thing that stresses me out was when I was unable to help people on the phone. I would go find out answers and contact them back with these answers.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very inviting and accommodating.What is a typical day like for you at the company?I stayed as busy as possible with all aspects of my position and helped others I worked with.

Correctional officer in Hutchins, TX

on February 5, 2023

Productive and fun place to work

I started falling inlove with the job from my academy days. The instructors at the academy needs to be pay more better. They impacted the real core values into the cadets for the safety of public and and inmates management.

Corrections Officer in Pampa, TX

on February 2, 2023

2 stars

What is the best part of working at the company?Job securityWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Surrounded by convicted criminals constantly What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Hostility from offenders and coworkers What is a typical day like for you at the company?Constantly stressful and dangerous.

Correctional Officer IV in Huntsville, TX

on January 29, 2023

Great experience

Great experience for future career in Criminal Justice. Poor poor management. Would not recommend working here if you’re weak minded, a women after the wrong things, or even a man after the wrong things. The prison system as a whole in TX has a lot of work to do. These raises they keep providing people is just to try to keep them. Look at the turnover rate.

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Interview insights

Insights from 1.3K Indeed users who have interviewed with Texas Department of Criminal Justice within the last 5 years.

Average experience

Interview is easy

Process takes more than one month

Interview Questions

If a riot breaks out, what do you do.

Shared on November 27, 2021

1) What would you do if an inmate asked to be moved to another housing unit? 2) What is multi-tasking? 3) What is the definition of accountability? 4) How would you describe your job duties?

Shared on June 6, 2019

They asked about 100 questions, background check, etc.interview took all day and they hired 50 of us out of 500 that applied.

Shared on May 21, 2018

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