Jobs / Protective service / 33-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.
- US jobs
- 53,380
- Median wage
- $77,970 a year
- Job family
- Protective service
Can agents do the work of first-line supervisors of correctional officers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Protective service: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 16%Supervise activities in correctional facilitiesNot measured
- 12%Maintain safety or securityNot measured
- 9%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 9%Evaluate personnel capabilities or performanceNot measured
- 7%Intervene in crisis situations or emergenciesNot measured
- 5%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 5%Train others on operational or work proceduresNot measured
- 5%Mediate disputesNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Supervise activities, such as searches, shakedowns, riot control, or institutional tours.
- Conduct roll calls of correctional officers.
Other job titles for this occupation (19)
Correctional Officer Captain · Correctional Supervisor · Commissary Manager · Correction Officer Supervisor · Correction Warden · Correctional Captain · Correctional Case Records Supervisor · Correctional Housing Unit Manager · Correctional Program Supervisor · Corrections Lieutenant · Detention Director · Detention Supervisor · Guard Chief · Guard Supervisor · Juvenile Justice Supervisor · Prison Guard Supervisor · Shift Supervisor · Unit Manager · Ward Supervisor