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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 Deputy
• Deputy Jailer
• 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
• Detention Officer
• 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 “Detention Officer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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