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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
• Jail Officer
• Detention 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
• Jailer
• 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 “Jailer”

• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• 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.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• 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.
• 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.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
• Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Participate in required job training.
• 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.
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• 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.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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