Bailiffs

Median salary

$56,600

Average salary

$61,660

Employment

17,310

Projected growth

2.2% decline

Annual openings

1,800

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

What Bailiffs Do

Maintain order in courts of law.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Self-employed: 6.3%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 3 of 5

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Public Safety and Securityimportance 4.3/5
Law and Governmentimportance 4.1/5
English Languageimportance 3.6/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.0/5
Psychologyimportance 3.0/5
Administration and Managementimportance 2.9/5
Education and Trainingimportance 2.7/5
Administrativeimportance 2.6/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Contact With Others4.6/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.4/5
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.4/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.4/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.2/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.1/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

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Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Social Perceptivenessimportance 4.0/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.3/5
Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
Persuasionimportance 2.9/5
Service Orientationimportance 2.9/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.9/5
Negotiationimportance 2.8/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Case management system software
Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
Court docket management software
Email software
IBM Lotus Notes
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
State crime information databases
Statistics software

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Integrity
Dependability
Cautiousness
Self-Control
Stress Tolerance
Attention to Detail
Perseverance

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

RealisticMedium
ConventionalMedium
EnterprisingMedium
SocialMedium
InvestigativeLow
ArtisticLow

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