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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 Captain
• Correction Officer
• Convict Guard
• Community Services Officer
• Civilian Jail Officer
• Certified Detention Deputy
• Booking Officer

Tasks for “Correctional Guard”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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