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Detention Officer

Detention officers play a crucial role in maintaining safety and security within detention facilities across the UK. This career offers a unique blend of responsibility, challenge, and the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals in custody. With a growing demand for skilled professionals in this field, now is the perfect time to consider a career as a detention officer.

Detention Officer

19

Public Services & Government

AI IMPACT
AI EXPOSURE TODAY19
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST64%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
STARTING PAY£22,000 - £26,000
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.

THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.

AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.

This job holds up well against AI
AI exposure today is low on our index (19), and the work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it. That is about as safe as careers get right now, though it is still worth learning to use the tools well.

Organisations in this field

Organisations known to employ people in this area of work. This is not a list of current vacancies.

HM Prison and Probation ServiceThe HM Prison and Probation Service is responsible for managing prisons and probation services in England and Wales.
SercoSerco is a leading provider of public services, including detention and rehabilitation services across the UK.
G4SG4S is a global security company that provides detention services and manages secure facilities in the UK.