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
$143,943
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Curry College, MA
$121,483
Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Santa Rosa Junior College, CA
$111,649
Criminal Justice and Corrections(postbacc-cert)University of Louisville, KY
$102,190
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Chicago, IL
$100,258
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Lewis University, IL
$96,146
Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)San Bernardino Valley College, CA
$94,285
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA
$93,930
Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)San Diego Miramar College, CA
$91,647
Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Nova Southeastern University, FL
$90,969
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Concordia University-Saint Paul, MN
$89,127
Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Monroe Community College, NY
$85,061
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Columbus State University, GA
$82,799Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Louisville, KY
$81,602
Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Moreno Valley College, CA
$81,339
Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Walden University, MN
$79,647
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Salve Regina University, RI
$78,042
Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Capella University, MN
$76,899
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Saint Elizabeth University, NJ
$76,861
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Excelsior University, NY
$76,747
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Michigan State University, MI
$75,435
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Anderson University, SC
$75,008
Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)American Public University System, WV
$74,466
Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Gateway Technical College, WI
$73,818
Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Butte College, CA
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