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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
• Custody Assistant
• 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 Jailer
• 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 “Deputy Jailer”

• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
• 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.
• 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.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• 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.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
• 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.
• Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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