Correctional Officers and Jailers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 3,072 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 31% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidents of inmate disturbance, keeping daily logs of prisoner activities.
AI could do much of this on its own
Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
AI could do much of this on its own
Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment, such as a computer.
AI could do much of this on its own
Participate in required job training.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.
Bailiffs
Very similar work+1% pay458 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 1% more—$79,506 vs your $78,765 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Public Safety and Security
- Problem Sensitivity
- Law and Government
- Social Perceptiveness
- Oral Expression
Your current skills largely cover this move.