Bailiffs
Maintain order in courts of law.
$57,950
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
-7% projected 2024–2034
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical Entry-Level Education
What They Do
Correctional officers guard people in penal institutions and guard those in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Bailiffs are law enforcement officers who maintain order in courtrooms.
Programs That Prepare You
College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of San Diego, CA
$143,943Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Curry College, MA
$121,483Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Santa Rosa Junior College, CA
$111,649Criminal Justice and Corrections(postbacc-cert)University of Louisville, KY
$102,190Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Chicago, IL
$100,258Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Lewis University, IL
$96,146Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)San Bernardino Valley College, CA
$94,285Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA
$93,930Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)San Diego Miramar College, CA
$91,647Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Nova Southeastern University, FL
$90,969Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Concordia University-Saint Paul, MN
$89,127Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Monroe Community College, NY
$85,061Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Columbus State University, GA
$82,799Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Louisville, KY
$81,602Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Moreno Valley College, CA
$81,339Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Walden University, MN
$79,647Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Salve Regina University, RI
$78,042Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Capella University, MN
$76,899Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Saint Elizabeth University, NJ
$76,861Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Excelsior University, NY
$76,747Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Michigan State University, MI
$75,435Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Anderson University, SC
$75,008Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)American Public University System, WV
$74,466Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Gateway Technical College, WI
$73,818Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Butte College, CA
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