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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
• Gate Watchman
• Gate Watch
• Gate Guard
• Gang Pusher
• 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 “Guard”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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