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