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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
• Turnkey
• Station Jailer
• 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 “Youth Corrections Officer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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