Bailiffs
Career Cluster
Law and Public Service
Focuses on legal services, public safety, and security. In this field, you will plan, manage, and provide legal or protective services. It includes careers in legal, fire, and emergency services.
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Expected pay range
Expected pay range
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Monthly cost of living
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About bailiffs
What they do
Maintain order in courts of law.
Other titles
Bailiff, Court Bailiff, Court Constable, Court Deputy, Court Officer, Court Security Officer, Deputy Bailiff, Deputy Court Services Sheriff, Security Officer
Skills they need
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
Licenses and Certifications they may hold
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Certifications
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- Fraternal Order of Police (external link opens new tab)
- International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (external link opens new tab)
- National Association for Court Management (external link opens new tab)
- National Sheriffs' Association (external link opens new tab)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Correctional officers and bailiffs (external link opens new tab)
- United States Deputy Sheriffs' Association (external link opens new tab)