Georgia·Protective Service Occupations·SOC 33-3011

Best Bailiff programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment

Maintain order in courts of.

14 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 305 people a year. The job pays a median of $62,400 in Georgia across about 670 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledBailiffCourt BailiffCourt OfficerCourt Security OfficerCity BailiffCourt DeputyArmed BailiffBailiff Deputy
Graduates / yr
305
in Georgia
Median pay · Georgia
$62,400
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
670
people employed
Schools
14
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
35%
across those schools
Median net price
$28,691
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Georgia that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Georgia that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Georgia (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Georgia page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 43.0107In Georgia
305
100.0%
14$37,408$24,069

Top 14 schools in Georgia

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 6 of the 14 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
105Criminal Justice/Police Science44%
2South University - Savannah Online
Savannah, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
44Criminal Justice/Police Science$37,7137%$28,691
3Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
38Criminal Justice/Police Science$45,32642%
4West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
26Criminal Justice/Police Science35%
5Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
22Criminal Justice/Police Science$46,16531%
6South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
22Criminal Justice/Police Science61%
7Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
13Criminal Justice/Police Science43%
8North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
9Criminal Justice/Police Science$31,69839%
9Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
7Criminal Justice/Police Science31%
10University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
6Criminal Justice/Police Science$41,59837%68%
11Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
5Criminal Justice/Police Science47%
12Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
4Criminal Justice/Police Science43%
13South University - Savannah
Savannah, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Criminal Justice/Police Science$37,7139%$25,764
14Columbus Technical College
Columbus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
1Criminal Justice/Police Science27%

All 14 schools in Georgia

Every school in Georgia with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Georgia that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkstonPublic1051
South University - Savannah OnlineSavannahPrivate for-profit441
Savannah Technical CollegeSavannahPublic381
West Georgia Technical CollegeWacoPublic261
Augusta Technical CollegeAugustaPublic221
South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericusPublic221
Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRomePublic131
North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesvillePublic91
Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasvillePublic71
University of North GeorgiaDahlonegaPublic61
Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner RobinsPublic51
Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboroPublic41
South University - SavannahSavannahPrivate for-profit31
Columbus Technical CollegeColumbusPublic11

What bailiffs earn in Georgia

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Georgia
$62,400
Mean annual
$109,810
Jobs in state
670
What the range looks like
10th pct$26,220Median$62,40090th pct$200,670
Versus the national median
+10.2%

U.S. median $56,600. Georgia pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.24×

Concentrated here: Georgia employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Georgia

Warner Robins, GA
$164,040median
40 jobs
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$164,040median
220 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$32,810median
40 jobs
Gainesville, GA
$26,210median
40 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
avg
40 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
-2.2%
Decline
Openings per year
1,800
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
-400
19,000 → 18,600
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus moderate-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Bailiffs page.

How to become a Bailiff

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

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.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Georgia

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Bailiffs1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 43.0107Criminal Justice/Police Science

Common questions

Answers for people weighing bailiffs programs in Georgia.

What degree do you need to become a Bailiff?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Criminal Justice/Police Science, which awarded 305 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Bailiff?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Criminal Justice and Corrections. Together they graduate about 305 people a year in Georgia.

How much do bailiffs earn in Georgia?+

The median is $62,400 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 10.2% above the U.S. median of $56,600. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for bailiffs growing?+

BLS projects a -2.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 1,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Georgia?+

14 institutions in Georgia reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do bailiffs work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Bailiff, Court Bailiff, Court Officer, Court Security Officer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 33-3011.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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