Will “Prison Guard” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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
• 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 “Prison Guard”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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