Correctional Officers and Jailers, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here52
  • guard
  • deputy
  • jailer
  • jailor
  • matron
  • gate guard
  • jail guard
  • jailkeeper
  • point guard
  • jail officer
  • prison guard
  • convict guard
  • deputy jailer
  • gate watchman
  • and 38 more
SOC code
33-3012.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
30 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Correctional Officers and JailersSOC 33-3012.00
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
28% · you keepBarely automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Inmate records agent
Microsoft Access · Microsoft Word · Jail management software
● No integration needed
Reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Corrections housing software
● No integration needed
Computer operations agent
Microsoft Office software · Microsoft Outlook · Web browser software
● No integration needed
Scheduling agent
Microsoft Outlook · Calendar · Jail management software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Maintain physical security and order through direct presence and force when necessaryConduct hands-on searches, inspections, and head counts requiring physical presenceMake real-time security decisions and respond to emergencies or disturbancesOwn accountability for inmate safety, custody, and facility security

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Record inmate information, incidents, and activity logs85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Operate computers and maintain digital records78% · work done in software · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 30 detailed work activities O*NET records for Correctional Officers and Jailers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.