Occupation: Correctional Officers and Jailers

Correctional Officers and Jailers

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.

33-3012.00 | 27 tasks | 10 job titles
Reported Job Titles (10)
  • Booking Officer
  • Community Services Officer (CSO)
  • Correctional Officer
  • Corrections Officer (CO)
  • Deputy Jailer
  • Detention Deputy
  • Detention Officer
  • Jail Officer
  • Jailer
  • Jailor
Core Tasks (21)
  • Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
  • 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.
  • Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
  • Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
  • Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidents of inmate disturbance, keeping daily logs of prisoner activities.
  • Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
  • Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
  • Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
  • Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment, such as a computer.
  • Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
  • Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
  • Participate in required job training.
  • Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
  • Settle disputes between inmates.
  • 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.
  • Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
  • Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
  • Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
  • Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
  • Arrange daily schedules for prisoners, including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
Supplemental Tasks (6)
  • Search for and recapture escapees.
  • Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
  • Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
  • Take fingerprints of arrestees, prisoners, or the general public.
  • 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.