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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
• Security Officer
• 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 “Station Jailer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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