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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
• 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 “Jail Officer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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