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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.
- Median pay
- $76,310
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- -2.8%
- Declining
- Typical entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Management of Personnel Resources
What they do
- Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
- Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
- Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
- Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
- Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.
- Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items.
- Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public.
- Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.
- Carry injured offenders or employees to safety and provide emergency first aid when necessary.
- Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.