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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”

• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• 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.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• 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.
• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
• Participate in required job training.
• Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• 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.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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