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Also called deputy jailer, jailer, station jailer and booking officer.
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Correctional Officer and Jailer
Correctional officer guarding inmates in correctional facilities, conducting head counts, inspecting security features, monitoring conduct, searching for contraband, and recording information in daily logs
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Conducted head counts of prisoners several times each shift to ensure all individuals were accounted for
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Monitored prisoner conduct during activities, maintaining order and safety within the facility
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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.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $48,640 |
|---|---|
| Median | $58,940 |
| 75th percentile | $75,850 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $64,440 | $71,360 | $79,560 |
| AL | $35,900 | $46,660 | $64,140 |
| AR | $36,330 | $40,330 | $45,100 |
| AZ | $49,140 | $54,970 | $62,340 |
| CA | $76,370 | $96,370 | $109,580 |
| CO | $56,350 | $62,140 | $75,350 |
| CT | $59,210 | $64,750 | $70,710 |
| DE | $56,160 | $65,880 | $70,500 |
| FL | $47,130 | $49,710 | $65,230 |
| GA | $43,290 | $47,520 | $53,390 |
| HI | $69,570 | $69,570 | $76,780 |
| IA | $49,920 | $53,040 | $63,370 |
| ID | $49,610 | $53,580 | $62,100 |
| IL | $65,900 | $79,190 | $88,790 |
| IN | $44,840 | $48,340 | $56,480 |
| KS | $46,210 | $56,120 | $59,650 |
| KY | $36,480 | $42,310 | $50,310 |
| LA | $35,960 | $39,850 | $46,620 |
| MA | $71,280 | $86,310 | $91,980 |
| MD | $59,700 | $64,250 | $66,680 |
| ME | $49,820 | $52,730 | $58,230 |
| MI | $54,630 | $64,020 | $68,520 |
| MN | $59,630 | $66,040 | $76,250 |
| MO | $42,620 | $42,620 | $46,420 |
| MS | $30,730 | $38,720 | $44,640 |
| MT | $46,910 | $49,180 | $57,220 |
| NC | $44,460 | $50,550 | $54,680 |
| ND | $49,440 | $52,460 | $61,130 |
| NE | $60,160 | $63,380 | $72,820 |
| NH | $56,700 | $61,360 | $72,380 |
| NJ | $72,420 | $94,770 | $106,570 |
| NM | $42,830 | $47,940 | $52,370 |
| NV | $72,010 | $76,490 | $93,790 |
| NY | $68,450 | $76,820 | $91,250 |
| OH | $49,480 | $59,370 | $66,850 |
| OK | $37,780 | $45,690 | $49,360 |
| OR | $72,230 | $83,690 | $87,660 |
| PA | $50,500 | $63,460 | $79,390 |
| PR | $30,080 | $36,030 | $39,650 |
| SC | $43,790 | $47,890 | $58,530 |
| SD | $48,110 | $53,040 | $59,140 |
| TN | $46,750 | $50,940 | $57,740 |
| TX | $48,880 | $52,670 | $57,330 |
| UT | $59,120 | $67,290 | $79,190 |
| VA | $47,570 | $50,140 | $59,030 |
| VT | $48,320 | $53,810 | $64,170 |
| WA | $70,600 | $79,460 | $81,550 |
| WI | $62,550 | $73,470 | $84,990 |
| WV | $49,730 | $52,890 | $59,950 |
| WY | $52,530 | $54,780 | $61,780 |
Other names
deputy jailer, jailer, station jailer, booking officer, certified detention deputy, civilian jail officer, community corrections officer, CCO, community services officer, CSO, confinement officer, convict guard.
correction officer, correctional guard, correctional monitor, correctional officer, correctional officer specialist, correctional security officer, corrections corporal, corrections officer, corrections specialist, cottage master, cottage parent, cottage supervisor, custodial officer, deputy, detention deputy, detention officer, detention specialist, gate guard, gate watchman, guard, jail guard, jail officer, jailkeeper, jailor, juvenile correctional officer, juvenile corrections officer, juvenile detention officer, juvenile justice detention officer, matron, patrol conductor, penal officer, point guard, police detention attendant, police matron, prison guard, prison officer, protective services officer, PSO, reformatory attendant, resident monitor, security officer, supervised visitation monitor, youth corrections officer.
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This page is about the occupation Correctional Officers and Jailers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.