First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Also called: Correctional Officer Captain, Correctional Supervisor,

Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.
On the job, you would:
  • 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.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Safety and Government
  • public safety and security
  • law and government
Math and Science
  • psychology
  • sociology and anthropology
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • management
  • administrative services
Skills Image SKILLS

Social
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • understanding people's reactions
Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Attention
  • pay attention to something without being distracted
  • do two or more things at the same time
Endurance
  • exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Self-Confidence
  • Leadership Orientation
  • Perseverance
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Self-Control
  • Cautiousness
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
  • 3M Electronic Monitoring
  • Microsoft Access
Education Image EDUCATION

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High school diploma/GED or Associate's degree
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Job Outlook Image JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $127,780.00
Median: $77,970.00
Low: $52,330.00
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