First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

What the work involves

• Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
• Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
• Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
• Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
• Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.
• Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.
• Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items.

What to study

The fields of study the Department of Education links to this occupation, most widely taught first.

• Criminal Justice and CorrectionsSee 956 colleges that teach it

Who it suits

O*NET scores every occupation on six interest dimensions. This one leans hardest on these three.

• Leading and persuading

• Organised and precise

• Helping and teaching

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