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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
• Booking Officer

Tasks for “Certified Detention Deputy”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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