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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
• Corrections Specialist
• Corrections Sergeant
• 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 “Cottage Master”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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