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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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