Bailiff vs sheriff

The differences between bailiffs and sheriffs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sheriff has an average salary of $46,053, which is higher than the $33,162 average annual salary of a bailiff.

The top three skills for a bailiff include court dates, law enforcement and court proceedings. The most important skills for a sheriff are patrol, public safety, and emergency calls.

Bailiff vs sheriff overview

	Bailiff	Sheriff
Yearly salary	$33,162	$46,053
Hourly rate	$15.94	$22.14
Growth rate	-10%	3%
Number of jobs	130	347
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	-	-

Bailiff vs sheriff salary

Bailiffs and sheriffs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bailiff	Sheriff
Average salary	$33,162	$46,053
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $46,000	Between $30,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between bailiff and sheriff education

There are a few differences between a bailiff and a sheriff in terms of educational background:

	Bailiff	Sheriff
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	Pennsylvania State University

Bailiff vs sheriff demographics

Here are the differences between bailiffs' and sheriffs' demographics:

	Bailiff	Sheriff
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 53.5% Female, 46.5%	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 1.6% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 2.9% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	11%	7%

Differences between bailiff and sheriff duties and responsibilities

Bailiff example responsibilities.

Manage prisoner appearances for court including booking and transportation to and from court.
Assign to patrol and investigative duties.
Handle arrests warrants and booking procedures.
Serve subpoenas, summons, and warrants.
Draft and execute subpoenas, search warrants and surveillance activities.
Call court to order, transport detainees and booking to CCDC, work with exposure to potentially difficult or dangerous individuals.

Sheriff example responsibilities.

Evaluate all investigative and patrol functions to assure public safety and security needs are met.
Check visitors for warrants via NCIC and CIB.
Provide mentor and leadership guidance a to numerous personnel within the sheriffs office.
Create directed patrol for gang intervention, and enhance community policing.
Participate in developing and implementing safety policy for firearms range operations.
Assist in driver education training at local high schools with an emphasis on DUI prevention.

Bailiff vs sheriff skills

Common bailiff skills

Court Dates, 13%
Law Enforcement, 11%
Court Proceedings, 10%
Jury Trials, 9%
Court Sessions, 9%
Courtroom Procedures, 7%

Common sheriff skills

Patrol, 31%
Public Safety, 7%
Emergency Calls, 6%
Booking, 5%
Phone Calls, 5%
Data Entry, 5%

Updated January 8, 2025

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