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Bailiffs — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$56,600

United States, 2025

Employment

17,310

United States, 2025

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Job Zone 3

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Maintain order in courts of law.

O*NET code
33-3011.00
Job zone
3
Experience required
None

Typical tasks

  • Arrest persons in court when arrest warrants have been issued.
  • Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband.
  • Escort prisoners to and from courthouse and maintain custody of prisoners during court proceedings.
  • Maintain order in courtroom during trial and guard jury from outside contact.
  • Provide security by patrolling interior and exterior of courthouse and escorting judges and other court employees.
  • Guard lodging of sequestered jury.
  • Enforce courtroom rules of behavior and warn persons not to smoke or disturb court procedure.
  • Report need for police or medical assistance to sheriff's office.

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Salary analysis — United States

$32,140
10th
$43,720
25th
$56,600
Median
$74,630
75th
$96,770
90th

10th percentile

$32,140

25th percentile

$43,720

75th percentile

$74,630

90th percentile

$96,770

Most important skills

  • Social Perceptiveness4.0
  • Speaking3.4
  • Monitoring3.4
  • Active Listening3.3
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.3
  • Time Management3.0
  • Critical Thinking3.0
  • Coordination2.9
  • Service Orientation2.9
  • Reading Comprehension2.9
  • Complex Problem Solving2.9
  • Persuasion2.9

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 7 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

7

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Social Perceptiveness4.03.4Not selected3.4
Monitoring3.43.3Not selected3.3
Speaking3.43.0Not selected3.0
Active Listening3.33.1Not selected3.1
Judgment and Decision Making3.33.0Not selected3.0
Critical Thinking3.03.1Not selected3.1
Time Management3.02.4Not selected2.4

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Atlanta, GA$164,0402202025
Warner Robins, GA$164,040402025
CT$111,890402025
Seattle, WA$100,5701102025
AK$90,600602025
MA$86,7309302025
New York, NY$83,3602,7302025
Tampa, FL$82,590602025
Boston, MA$79,5705502025
Dallas, TX$79,040802025
WA$78,2901802025
NY$77,5403,8302025
NE$76,090502025
Syracuse, NY$75,920902025
Albany, NY$74,0301902025
Buffalo, NY$73,6601602025
Binghamton, NY$72,500302025
Rochester, NY$72,4501202025
Glens Falls, NY$71,670302025
Houston, TX$71,460802025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.