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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”

• 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.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
• 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.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• 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.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• 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.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Settle disputes between inmates.
• 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.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
• Participate in required job training.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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