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