Early-career context (study ages 22-25)

This role's task mix is automation-heavy, but it sits in the Elevated exposure band rather than our highest-exposure bands. That is only a partial match to the study's cohort, so the headline figure is context rather than a direct forecast for this role.

The November 2025 revision reports a 16% relative employment decline for workers ages 22-25 in the most AI-exposed U.S. occupations, after firm-level controls, relative to workers in less-exposed fields and more experienced workers in the same occupations.

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Canaries in the Coal Mine - November 2025 revision

This is group-level U.S. payroll evidence, not a personal forecast. The authors do not claim that AI alone caused the change, and this context does not alter the exposure score.

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Role snapshot

What this role usually involves

O*NET 29.1 exact occupation

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

Common titles

Correctional OfficerCorrections Officer (CO)Detention OfficerJailerBooking OfficerCommunity Services Officer (CSO)

O*NET job-zone preparation

Job Zone 2 · Some Preparation Needed These occupations usually require a high school diploma. Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed.

Broad guidance for this preparation level; exact requirements vary by role and employer.

Skills and knowledge

MonitoringSocial PerceptivenessSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionCoordination

Tools and technology

Adobe AcrobatFacebookMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Outlook

Work context

Face-to-face discussionsTelephoneFrequent contact with othersEmail useIndoor controlled setting

Source: O*NET 29.1 exact occupation - Correctional Officers and Jailers, SOC 33-3012.00. Context describes the role; the AI-exposure score remains a separate task-exposure estimate.

Correctional Officers and Jailers tasks, by AI exposure

We analyzed all 20 Correctional Officers and Jailers tasks - 11 automatable and 9 augmentable. The full task map - every task with exactly what to do about each - is in your Career Report.

Adjacent career paths

Relatedness shows how reachable a move may be. A path is labeled lower exposure only when its score is at least 6 points lower; every row shows the measured difference.

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