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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
• 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 “Patrol Conductor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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