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Use weapons or physical force to maintain security

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Maintain safety or security, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 5 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.Stays human Correctional Officers and Jailers
• Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Capture and remove stray, uncontrolled, or abused animals from undesirable conditions, using nets, nooses, or tranquilizer darts as necessary.Stays human Animal Control Workers
• Warn persons of rule infractions or violations, and apprehend or evict violators from premises, using force when necessary.Stays human Security Guards