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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 Corporal
- Correctional Lieutenant
- Correctional Guard
- Correctional Captain
- Correction Officer
- Convict Guard
- Community Services Officer
- Civilian Jail Officer
- Certified Detention Deputy
- Booking Officer
Tasks for “Corrections Sergeant”
- Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
- Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
- Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
- Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
- 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.
- 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.
- Search for and recapture escapees.
- Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
- Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
- Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
- Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
- 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.
- Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
- Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
- Settle disputes between inmates.
- Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
- Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
- Participate in required job training.
- Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
- Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
- Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
- Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
- Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
- Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
- Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
Related Technology & Tools
- Emergency fire hoses
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Desktop computers
- Riot protection helmets
- Leg irons
- Law enforcement flashlights
- Surveillance cameras
- Upper body armor
- Air-supplying respirators
- Stab proof vests
- Protective safety glasses
- Metal handcuffs
- Emergency fire extinguishers
- Tactical riot shields
- Cut resistant gloves
- Expandable batons
- Mobile radios
- Data collectors
- Electroshock weapons
- Law enforcement rifles
- Lower body armor
- Tablet computers
- Hearing protection plugs
- Prisoner transport belts
- Laptop computers
- Protective gas masks
- Law enforcement handguns
- Firefighting respirators
- Law enforcement shotguns
- Personal computers
- Microsoft Excel
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Corrections housing software
- 3M Electronic Monitoring
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Jail management software
- Guardian RFID