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