Jailer, County
TexasActive
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions operated by a Texas county in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes peace officers who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in county correctional institutions.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
- Address
- 6330 East Highway 290 Suite 200 Austin, TX 78723
- Phone
- (512) 936-7700
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Corrections Officer 33-3012.00
Source and verification
This record is Texas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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