Bailiffs
Also called: Bailiff, Court Bailiff, Court Officer, Court Security OfficerMaintain order in courts of law.
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What the data says: AI could halve the time on 4 of its 15 tasks, and jobs are projected to shrink 1.9% by 2035. How to think about this →
About this projection
BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”
It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”
On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”
Recent conditions
- In 2024, 0.3% of people in this work were unemployed, against 3.8% across all occupations Census ACS 2024
- From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 4.3 hires for every 10 job openings in government, which employs about 100% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS
One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.4.3 this industry7.3 all industries
Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates
Tap a state for its figures.
Median pay in every state
| State | Median | Middle half earn | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $42,300 | $35,100 to $56,550 | 150 |
| Alaska | $90,600 | $74,980 to $104,480 | 60 |
| Arizona | $46,390 | $43,640 to $48,840 | 270 |
| Arkansas | $45,090 | $37,660 to $52,070 | 140 |
| Colorado | $63,320 | $50,960 to $77,610 | 70 |
| Connecticut | $111,890 | $105,280 to $117,410 | 40 |
| Florida | $59,000 | $49,870 to $70,410 | 940 |
| Georgia | $62,400 | $36,920 to $195,080 | 670 |
| Hawaii | $48,940 | $48,940 to $54,930 | 50 |
| Idaho | $50,350 | $46,990 to $57,090 | 110 |
| Illinois | $46,390 | $35,640 to $58,360 | 960 |
| Indiana | $43,000 | $34,940 to $50,660 | 510 |
| Iowa | $52,100 | $39,370 to $66,030 | 60 |
| Kansas | $69,390 | $64,460 to $74,630 | 450 |
| Kentucky | $30,760 | $29,590 to $35,800 | 760 |
| Louisiana | $44,040 | $36,550 to $57,730 | 90 |
| Maine | $62,800 | $55,870 to $62,800 | 110 |
| Maryland | $59,470 | $57,740 to $61,240 | 410 |
| Massachusetts | $86,730 | $62,210 to $105,580 | 930 |
| Michigan | $53,810 | $45,120 to $55,750 | 780 |
| Minnesota | $49,890 | $45,090 to $51,680 | 40 |
| Mississippi | $38,200 | $26,210 to $47,060 | 180 |
| Missouri | $44,040 | $33,170 to $55,970 | 280 |
| Montana | $46,800 | $33,720 to $47,300 | 40 |
| Nebraska | $76,090 | $55,590 to $76,610 | 50 |
| Nevada | $71,230 | $61,050 to $78,370 | 210 |
| New Hampshire | $41,010 | $37,200 to $49,400 | 60 |
| New Jersey | $43,690 | $40,160 to $59,150 | 50 |
| New York | $77,540 | $59,320 to $95,540 | 3,830 |
| North Carolina | $56,100 | $43,670 to $66,980 | 250 |
| North Dakota | $27,560 | $27,560 to $27,560 | 170 |
| Ohio | $51,060 | $46,810 to $61,190 | 1,640 |
| Oklahoma | $42,000 | $42,000 to $44,110 | 180 |
| Oregon | $57,140 | $52,720 to $65,980 | 80 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,600 | $33,210 to $48,790 | 610 |
| Puerto Rico | $37,770 | $35,770 to $44,480 | 830 |
| South Carolina | $34,280 | $25,230 to $46,800 | 270 |
| Tennessee | $35,990 | $31,800 to $46,960 | 100 |
| Texas | $60,300 | $45,680 to $74,820 | 590 |
| Utah | $57,290 | $54,010 to $68,590 | 40 |
| Virginia | $62,290 | $47,950 to $78,870 | 320 |
| Washington | $78,290 | $51,440 to $100,570 | 180 |
| West Virginia | $36,250 | $34,450 to $36,940 | 160 |
| Wisconsin | $39,080 | $32,630 to $52,050 | 250 |
| Wyoming | $38,360 | $38,220 to $64,010 | 50 |
Nationally: $56,600. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this
How AI touches the work
What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.
AI could halve the time on 4 of its 15 tasks
| AI rating | Its main tasks | Share of Claude conversations May 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| AI + software | Enforce courtroom rules of behavior and warn persons not to smoke or disturb court procedure. | Not published |
| Not much | Maintain order in courtroom during trial and guard jury from outside contact. | Not published |
| AI + software | Provide assistance to the public, such as directions to court offices. | Not published |
| Not much | Provide security by patrolling interior and exterior of courthouse and escorting judges and other court employees. | Not published |
| Not much | Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband. | Not published |
| Not much | Escort prisoners to and from courthouse and maintain custody of prisoners during court proceedings. | Not published |
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| Not much | Arrest persons in court when arrest warrants have been issued. | Not published |
| Not much | Guard lodging of sequestered jury. | Not published |
| AI alone | Announce entrance of judge. | Not published |
| Not much | Report need for police or medical assistance to sheriff's office. | Not published |
| Not much | Check courtroom for security and cleanliness and assure availability of sundry supplies, such as notepads, for use by judge, jurors, and attorneys. | Not published |
| Not much | Screen, control, and handle evidence and exhibits during court proceedings. | Not published |
| Not much | Stop people from entering courtroom while judge charges jury. | Not published |
| Not much | Provide jury escort to restaurant and other areas outside of courtroom to prevent jury contact with public. | Not published |
| AI + software | Maintain court docket. | Not published |
Ordered by how important O*NET's respondents rate each task (1 to 5) times the share who say it is part of their job. The ordering is ours. 0 of the 15 have a published share of Claude conversations; “not published” means too few conversations for Anthropic to publish a figure.
Where people already use AI
The tasks above say what AI could speed up. This shows what people are using it for. Its 15 tasks fall under 9 work activities that many occupations share, and Microsoft counted how often each one came up in 200,000 conversations with its Copilot assistant in 2024.
- #5 Provide information or assistance to the public
| Work activity | This occupation's tasks under it | People asked AI for help in 10,000 conversations |
AI did it for them in 10,000 conversations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain safety or security | |||
| Provide information or assistance to the public | |||
| Notify others of emergencies or problems | |||
| Prepare legal or regulatory documents | |||
| Inspect facilities or equipment | |||
| Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties | |||
| Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products | |||
| Process forensic or legal evidence |
Show all 9 activities
| Escort others |
How to read this
Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for bailiffs specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.
The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.
More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude
High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs
BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.
Career moves into and out of this occupation
From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.
Where people moved next
of 2,434 moves out
- 1 Security Guards Moderate +0.9% 9%
- 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 8%
- 3 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers High +3.5% 8%
- 4 General and Operations Managers High +5.0% 3%
- 5 Chief Executives Very high +3.2% 3%
Where people moved in from
of 2,695 moves in
- 1 Security Guards Moderate +0.9% 13%
- 2 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers High +3.5% 10%
- 3 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 7%
- 4 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Very high -6.0% 7%
- 5 Customer Service Representatives Very high -5.3% 5%
Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).
Education and training for the occupation
O*NET survey of workers in this occupation
- 6% less than high school
- 40% high school
- 21% postsecondary certificate
- 33% not published
O*NET marks 33% of the answers as too uncertain to publish, so the parts shown don't add up to 100%.
O*NET 31.0 survey of workers in this occupation · 20 people answered.
Census survey (American Community Survey)
- 1% less than high school
- 20% high school
- 35% some college
- 15% associate's
- 25% bachelor's
- 5% master's
Census ACS 2024, all workers in this occupation · 286 people surveyed.
Why the two can differ
O*NET asks about 20 people in each occupation, which makes its shares uncertain, but it reports the exact occupation and counts certificates. The Census survey reaches thousands, but it groups some occupations together and counts degrees only. More in the Guide
Median pay by highest degree full-time, year-round · Census ACS 2024, all workers in this occupation
1 program: Criminal Justice/Police Science.
Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023
BLS publishes no credential figures for this occupation.
Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor
- Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
- Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
- License Finder ↗ licenses by state
- Apprenticeships: DOL's list of apprenticeable occupations doesn't include this one.
These open in a new tab and send only the occupation's public code. More in the Guide
BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS
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