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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
• 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
• Civilian Jail Officer
• Certified Detention Deputy
• Booking Officer

Tasks for “Custodial Officer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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