Will “Security Officer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
60% Chance of Automation
“Security Officer” will maybe be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #331 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍
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
- 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 “Security Officer”
- 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.
- Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
- Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
- Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
- Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
- Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
- Search for and recapture escapees.
- Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
- Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
- Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
- 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.
- Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
- Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
- Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
- 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.
- Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
- Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
- Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
- Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
- Settle disputes between inmates.
- Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
- Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
- Participate in required job training.
- Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
- Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
Related Technology & Tools
- Emergency fire hoses
- Stab proof vests
- Law enforcement handguns
- Electroshock weapons
- Laptop computers
- Tactical riot shields
- Hearing protection plugs
- Metal handcuffs
- Protective gas masks
- Protective safety glasses
- Upper body armor
- Law enforcement shotguns
- Personal computers
- Prisoner transport belts
- Desktop computers
- Mobile radios
- Air-supplying respirators
- Tablet computers
- Expandable batons
- Lower body armor
- Riot protection helmets
- Emergency fire extinguishers
- Firefighting respirators
- Law enforcement flashlights
- Data collectors
- Cut resistant gloves
- Law enforcement rifles
- Surveillance cameras
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Leg irons
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Access
- 3M Electronic Monitoring
- Web browser software
- Guardian RFID
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Corrections housing software
- Jail management software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word