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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 “Jailer”

• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• 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.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Participate in required job training.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• 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.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• 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.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• 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.
• 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.
• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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