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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• 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.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Participate in required job training.
• Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• 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.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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