New York·Protective Service Occupations·SOC 33-3011

Best Bailiff programs in New York, ranked by enrollment

Maintain order in courts of.

22 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 848 people a year. The job pays a median of $77,540 in New York across about 3,830 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledBailiffCourt BailiffCourt OfficerCourt Security OfficerCity BailiffCourt DeputyArmed BailiffBailiff Deputy
Graduates / yr
848
in New York
Median pay · New York
$77,540
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
3,830
people employed
Schools
22
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
36%
across those schools
Median net price
$29,326
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New York that lead to this job

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

1 programs in New York that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New York (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 New York 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 New York
848
100.0%
22$37,408$24,069

Top 22 schools in New York

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 18 of the 22 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
232Criminal Justice/Police Science$25,30225%
2Monroe University
Bronx, NY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
105Criminal Justice/Police Science$24,56757%$12,02868%
3Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
78Criminal Justice/Police Science$33,34028%
4CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
76Criminal Justice/Police Science$37,28456%57%
5SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
62Criminal Justice/Police Science25%
6Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
41Criminal Justice/Police Science$26,89130%
7Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
35Criminal Justice/Police Science$51,06934%
8Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
29Criminal Justice/Police Science30%
9Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
28Criminal Justice/Police Science$25,68440%
10Berkeley College - New York
New York, NY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
23Criminal Justice/Police Science$33,36544%$29,326
11Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
23Criminal Justice/Police Science$25,85353%63%
12SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
19Criminal Justice/Police Science$40,72123%
13Cayuga County Community College
Auburn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
15Criminal Justice/Police Science30%
14Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
15Criminal Justice/Police Science$85,06127%
15Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
11Criminal Justice/Police Science$36,11125%
16SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
11Criminal Justice/Police Science$37,70238%92%
17Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
10Criminal Justice/Police Science26%
18Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
9Criminal Justice/Police Science$36,75438%
19SUNY Adirondack
Queensbury, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
9Criminal Justice/Police Science$31,34437%
20Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
8Criminal Justice/Police Science$37,59735%
21Columbia - Greene Community College
Hudson, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
6Criminal Justice/Police Science$34,41146%
22Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
3Criminal Justice/Police Science$36,54637%

All 22 schools in New York

Every school in New York 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 New York that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew YorkPublic2321
Monroe UniversityBronxPrivate for-profit1051
Erie Community CollegeBuffaloPublic781
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew YorkPublic761
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhallaPublic621
Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsiePublic411
Ulster County Community CollegeStone RidgePublic351
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaiguaPublic291
Jamestown Community CollegeJamestownPublic281
Berkeley College - New YorkNew YorkPrivate for-profit231
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdalePublic231
SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamtonPublic191
Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburnPublic151
Monroe Community CollegeRochesterPublic151
Orange County Community CollegeMiddletownPublic111

What bailiffs earn in New York

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

Median annual in New York
$77,540
Mean annual
$77,480
Jobs in state
3,830
What the range looks like
10th pct$56,400Median$77,54090th pct$96,770
Versus the national median
+37.0%

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

Job concentration
3.56×

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

Metro areas in New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$83,360median
2,730 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$75,920median
90 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$72,500median
30 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$74,030median
190 jobs
Rochester, NY
$72,450median
120 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$71,670median
30 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$60,660median
140 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$73,660median
160 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 New York

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 New York.

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 848 degrees in New York 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 848 people a year in New York.

How much do bailiffs earn in New York?+

The median is $77,540 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 37.0% 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 New York?+

22 institutions in New York 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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