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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”

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Settle disputes between 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.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• 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.
• 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.
• Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
• 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.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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