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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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