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Job Description

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3012.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,750.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
• Currently, there are 431,600 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Correctional Officers and Jailers”.

Also Known As…

• Correctional Officers and Jailers
• Jailor
• Jailer
• Jail Officer
• Detention Officer
• Detention Deputy
• Deputy Jailer
• Custody Assistant
• Corrections Officer (CO)
• Correctional Sergeant
• Correctional Officer
• Youth Corrections Officer
• Turnkey
• Station Jailer
• Security Officer
• Reformatory Attendant
• Prison Officer
• Prison Guard
• Police Matron
• Police Detention Attendant
• Penal Officer
• Patrol Conductor
• Matron
• Juvenile Detention Officer
• Jailkeeper
• Jailer/Training Officer
• Jail Guard
• Immigration Services Officer
• Immigration Guard
• Guard
• Gate Watchman
• Gate Watch
• Gate Guard
• Gang Pusher
• Deputy
• Custodial Officer
• Cottage Supervisor
• Cottage Parent
• Cottage Master
• Corrections Specialist
• Corrections Sergeant
• Corrections Corporal
• Correctional Lieutenant
• Correctional Guard
• Correctional Captain
• Correction Officer
• Convict Guard
• Community Services Officer
• Civilian Jail Officer
• Certified Detention Deputy

Tasks for “Booking Officer”

• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
• Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
• Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Provide to supervisors oral and written reports of the quality and quantity of work performed by inmates, inmate disturbances and rule violations, and unusual occurrences.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
• Participate in required job training.
• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.

Related Technology & Tools

• Desktop computers
• Leg irons
• Lower body armor
• Protective gas masks
• Mobile radios
• Riot protection helmets
• Emergency fire extinguishers
• Cut resistant gloves
• Law enforcement flashlights
• Upper body armor
• Air-supplying respirators
• Electroshock weapons
• Prisoner transport belts
• Protective safety glasses
• Radio frequency identification RFID devices
• Law enforcement handguns
• Personal computers
• Hearing protection plugs
• Law enforcement shotguns
• Law enforcement rifles
• Tactical riot shields
• Stab proof vests
• Tablet computers
• Surveillance cameras
• Laptop computers
• Metal handcuffs
• Expandable batons
• Data collectors
• Firefighting respirators
• Emergency fire hoses

• Jail management software
• Microsoft Excel
• Web browser software
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Access
• Corrections housing software
• Guardian RFID
• 3M Electronic Monitoring