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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

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  • Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items.
  • Develop work or security procedures.
  • Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items.
  • Examine incoming or outgoing mail to ensure conformance with regulations.
  • Carry injured offenders or employees to safety and provide emergency first aid when necessary.
  • Instruct employees or provide on-the-job training.
  • Convey correctional officers' or inmates' complaints to superiors.
  • Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports.
  • Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports.
  • Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.
  • Supervise activities, such as searches, shakedowns, riot control, or institutional tours.
  • Conduct roll calls of correctional officers.
  • Review offender information to identify issues that require special attention.
  • Supervise or provide security for offenders performing tasks, such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, or other industrial or agricultural operations.
  • Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
  • Carry injured offenders or employees to safety and provide emergency first aid when necessary.
  • Set up employee work schedules.
  • Rate behavior of inmates, promoting acceptable attitudes and behaviors to those with low ratings.
  • Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
  • Transfer or transport offenders on foot or by driving vehicles, such as trailers, vans, or buses.
  • Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.
  • Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
  • Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
  • Resolve problems between inmates.
  • Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public.
  • Conduct evaluations of employees' performance.
  • Transfer or transport offenders on foot or by driving vehicles, such as trailers, vans, or buses.

Work Activities

Work Activities

  • Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items.
  • Develop work or security procedures.
  • Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items.
  • Examine incoming or outgoing mail to ensure conformance with regulations.
  • Carry injured offenders or employees to safety and provide emergency first aid when necessary.
  • Instruct employees or provide on-the-job training.
  • Convey correctional officers' or inmates' complaints to superiors.
  • Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports.
  • Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports.
  • Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.
  • Supervise activities, such as searches, shakedowns, riot control, or institutional tours.
  • Conduct roll calls of correctional officers.
  • Review offender information to identify issues that require special attention.
  • Supervise or provide security for offenders performing tasks, such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, or other industrial or agricultural operations.
  • Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
  • Carry injured offenders or employees to safety and provide emergency first aid when necessary.
  • Set up employee work schedules.
  • Rate behavior of inmates, promoting acceptable attitudes and behaviors to those with low ratings.
  • Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
  • Transfer or transport offenders on foot or by driving vehicles, such as trailers, vans, or buses.
  • Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.
  • Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
  • Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
  • Resolve problems between inmates.
  • Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public.
  • Conduct evaluations of employees' performance.
  • Transfer or transport offenders on foot or by driving vehicles, such as trailers, vans, or buses.

Skills

  • Quality Control Analysis

    Testing how well a product or service works.

  • Active Learning

    Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

  • Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • Complex Problem Solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • Operations Analysis

    Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

  • Troubleshooting

    Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

  • Service Orientation

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • Management of Personnel Resources

    Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

  • Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

  • Management of Material Resources

    Managing equipment and materials.

  • Active Listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • Management of Financial Resources

    Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

  • Critical Thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • Operation and Control

    Using equipment or systems.

  • Systems Evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • Learning Strategies

    Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

  • Reading Comprehension

    Reading work-related information.

  • Coordination

    Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

  • Technology Design

    Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

  • Equipment Maintenance

    Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

  • Repairing

    Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

  • Judgment and Decision Making

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

  • Science

    Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

  • Negotiation

    Bringing people together to solve differences.

  • Time Management

    Managing your time and the time of other people.

  • Systems Analysis

    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • Mathematics

    Using math to solve problems.

  • Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

  • Programming

    Writing computer programs.

  • Social Perceptiveness

    Understanding people's reactions.

  • Installation

    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

  • Equipment Selection

    Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.

WorkKeys®

Applied Math
4
Workplace Documents
5
Graphic Literacy
5

Abilities

  • Selective Attention

    Paying attention to something without being distracted.

  • Wrist-Finger Speed

    Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.

  • Oral Comprehension

    Listening and understanding what people say.

  • Trunk Strength

    Using your lower back and stomach.

  • Problem Sensitivity

    Noticing when problems happen.

  • Depth Perception

    Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.

  • Explosive Strength

    Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.

  • Reaction Time

    Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.

  • Speech Recognition

    Recognizing spoken words.

  • Originality

    Creating new and original ideas.

  • Night Vision

    Seeing at night or under low light.

  • Speech Clarity

    Speaking clearly.

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness

    Keeping your arm or hand steady.

  • Written Comprehension

    Reading and understanding what is written.

  • Finger Dexterity

    Putting together small parts with your fingers.

  • Auditory Attention

    Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.

  • Written Expression

    Communicating by writing.

  • Response Orientation

    Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.

  • Control Precision

    Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

  • Extent Flexibility

    Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Visual Color Discrimination

    Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.

  • Stamina

    Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.

  • Inductive Reasoning

    Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.

  • Spatial Orientation

    Knowing where things are around you.

  • Fluency of Ideas

    Coming up with lots of ideas.

  • Dynamic Strength

    Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

  • Hearing Sensitivity

    Telling the difference between sounds.

  • Information Ordering

    Ordering or arranging things.

  • Flexibility of Closure

    Seeing hidden patterns.

  • Oral Expression

    Communicating by speaking.

  • Static Strength

    Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.

  • Gross Body Coordination

    Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.

  • Number Facility

    Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.

  • Visualization

    Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

  • Far Vision

    Seeing details that are far away.

  • Gross Body Equilibrium

    Keeping your balance or staying upright.

  • Deductive Reasoning

    Using rules to solve problems.

  • Manual Dexterity

    Holding or moving items with your hands.

  • Speed of Closure

    Quickly knowing what you are looking at.

  • Near Vision

    Seeing details up close.

  • Glare Sensitivity

    Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.

  • Multilimb Coordination

    Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.

  • Rate Control

    Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

  • Perceptual Speed

    Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

  • Category Flexibility

    Grouping things in different ways.

  • Memorization

    Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.

  • Mathematical Reasoning

    Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.

  • Dynamic Flexibility

    Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Sound Localization

    Noticing the direction that a sound came from.

  • Speed of Limb Movement

    Quickly moving your arms and legs.

  • Time Sharing

    Doing two or more things at the same time.

  • Peripheral Vision

    Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.

Knowledge

  • Telecommunications

    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

  • Psychology

    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

  • Building and Construction

    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

  • Administration and Management

    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

  • Biology

    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

  • History and Archeology

    Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

  • Therapy and Counseling

    Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

  • Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

  • Computers and Electronics

    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • Law and Government

    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

  • Education and Training

    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • Production and Processing

    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

  • Transportation

    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

  • Administrative

    Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

  • Communications and Media

    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

  • Geography

    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

  • Philosophy and Theology

    Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

  • Chemistry

    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

  • Fine Arts

    Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

  • Economics and Accounting

    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

  • Food Production

    Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

  • Sociology and Anthropology

    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

  • Sales and Marketing

    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

  • Personnel and Human Resources

    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

  • Mathematics

    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • Foreign Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

  • Physics

    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • Design

    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

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Pay

  • Typical Salary
  • $101,580
    $78,480
    $52,380
    Ohio
    US
    $125,170
    $76,310
    $50,340
  • Typical Hourly Wage
  • $49
    $38
    $25
    Ohio
    US
    $60
    $37
    $24

Ohio Employment Trends

  • Currently Employed 560
  • Yearly Projected Openings 40

Typical Education

Personality

Enterprising: People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.They do well at jobs that need:
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Dependability
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation

Tools

  • Anti cut gloves
  • Automobiles or cars
  • Body armour
  • Closed circuit television CCTV system
  • Desktop computers
  • Fire alarm systems
  • Fire blankets
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Flashlight
  • Gas masks
  • Handcuffs
  • Handguns
  • Minivans or vans
  • Notebook computers
  • Personal computers
  • Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
  • Radio frequency identification devices
  • Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories
  • Riot batons
  • Riot helmets
  • Riot shields
  • Safety vests
  • Security cameras
  • Security metal detector
  • Security or access control systems
  • Special purpose telephones
  • Tablet computers
  • Torso and belt restraints
  • Two way radios
  • Utility knives

Technology

  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Office suite software
  • Presentation software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software
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