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