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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
• 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”

• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• 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.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Participate in required job training.
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
• 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.
• Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• 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.
• 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.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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