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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
• Certified Detention Deputy
• Booking Officer

Tasks for “Civilian Jail Officer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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