The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts an 18 percent employment growth from mufh for probation officers. This compares to the anticipated 14 percent growth for all U. Due to budgetary constraints and prison overcrowding, low-risk offenders spend less time incarcerated. As with experience, location affects salaries. Texas employs the next-highest number of probation officers, coming in at 5, Florida is a close third, with 5, probation officers in the state. The fewest probation officers are in Hawaii, which employs only 70 as of Based in Minneapolis, Minn.