# Bailiffs

> Maintain order in courts of law.

- Code: 33-3011.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 33-3011)
- Family: [Protective Service](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-33), one of its 28 occupations
- Tasks: 15 tasks (13 core and 2 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3011.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/33-3011.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband.  
   Core task · Task 20123 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
2. Escort prisoners to and from courthouse and maintain custody of prisoners during court proceedings.  
   Core task · Task 20127 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
3. Maintain order in courtroom during trial and guard jury from outside contact.  
   Core task · Task 2091 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
4. Provide security by patrolling interior and exterior of courthouse and escorting judges and other court employees.  
   Core task · Task 20124 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
5. Guard lodging of sequestered jury.  
   Core task · Task 2092 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
6. Enforce courtroom rules of behavior and warn persons not to smoke or disturb court procedure.  
   Core task · Task 2094 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
7. Arrest persons in court when arrest warrants have been issued.  
   Core task · Task 21197 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
8. Report need for police or medical assistance to sheriff's office.  
   Core task · Task 2095 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
9. Check courtroom for security and cleanliness and assure availability of sundry supplies, such as notepads, for use by judge, jurors, and attorneys.  
   Core task · Task 20125 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
10. Stop people from entering courtroom while judge charges jury.  
   Core task · Task 2098 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
11. Screen, control, and handle evidence and exhibits during court proceedings.  
   Core task · Task 20126 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
12. Provide assistance to the public, such as directions to court offices.  
   Core task · Task 21198 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
13. Announce entrance of judge.  
   Core task · Task 2097 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
14. Maintain court docket.  
   Supplemental task · Task 20128 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
15. Provide jury escort to restaurant and other areas outside of courtroom to prevent jury contact with public.  
   Supplemental task · Task 2093 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020

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- [Correctional Officers and Jailers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3012.00): 27 tasks
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- [Customs and Border Protection Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3051.04): 11 tasks
- [Detectives and Criminal Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.00): 30 tasks
- [Fire Inspectors and Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2021.00): 30 tasks
- [Firefighters](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2011.00): 30 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1011.00): 23 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1021.00): 30 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1012.00): 20 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1099.00): no tasks listed
- [First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1091.00): 21 tasks
- [Fish and Game Wardens](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3031.00): 24 tasks
- [Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2022.00): 16 tasks
- [Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9031.00): 8 tasks
- [Intelligence Analysts](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.06): 21 tasks
- [Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9092.00): 15 tasks
- [Parking Enforcement Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3041.00): 22 tasks
- [Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3051.00): 30 tasks
- [Police Identification and Records Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.02): 15 tasks
- [Private Detectives and Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9021.00): 14 tasks
- [Protective Service Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9099.00): no tasks listed
- [Retail Loss Prevention Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9099.02): 21 tasks
- [School Bus Monitors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9094.00): 18 tasks
- [Security Guards](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9032.00): 14 tasks
- [Transit and Railroad Police](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3052.00): 12 tasks
- [Transportation Security Screeners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9093.00): 26 tasks

## Where this comes from

Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. Nothing on this page is written by the Org.AI Foundation.
