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