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