Court deputy vs court officer

The differences between court deputies and court officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a court officer has an average salary of $53,767, which is higher than the $38,954 average annual salary of a court deputy.

The top three skills for a court deputy include patrol, emergency situations and CPR. The most important skills for a court officer are public safety, metal detectors, and law enforcement agencies.

Court deputy vs court officer overview

	Court Deputy	Court Officer
Yearly salary	$38,954	$53,767
Hourly rate	$18.73	$25.85
Growth rate	-10%	-
Number of jobs	2,480	56,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	49
Years of experience	-	-

Court deputy vs court officer salary

Court deputies and court officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Court Deputy	Court Officer
Average salary	$38,954	$53,767
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $51,000	Between $39,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between court deputy and court officer education

There are a few differences between a court deputy and a court officer in terms of educational background:

	Court Deputy	Court Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Court deputy vs court officer demographics

Here are the differences between court deputies' and court officers' demographics:

	Court Deputy	Court Officer
Average age	47	49
Gender ratio	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%	Male, 60.2% Female, 39.8%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 4.7% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	10%

Differences between court deputy and court officer duties and responsibilities

Court deputy example responsibilities.

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Transport prisoners, serve summons and subpoenas on behalf of the court.
Assist public in filing motions, subpoenas and other paperwork associate with the filing and collection of small claims judgment.
Process surety bonds; enter bond information and ensure data are recorded accurately; expedite actions for bond-relate requests.
Conduct landlord tenant investigations and evictions.

Court officer example responsibilities.

Receive and record payments of fees or fines, process notary commissions, order files and purge old files for achieves.
Serve courtroom documents such as restraining orders, subpoenas.
Charge with keeping order in the court, assist the patrol officers with emergency situations.
Discharge bonds when applicable by stamping, signing, dating, and forwarding to the appropriate bondsman.
Process and validate security bonds submit by attorneys.
Assist public in complaint/intake forms, magistrate appeals & extradition documentation.

Court deputy vs court officer skills

Common court deputy skills

Patrol, 33%
Emergency Situations, 18%
CPR, 15%
District Court, 10%
Court Sessions, 8%
Subpoenas, 4%

Common court officer skills

Public Safety, 15%
Metal Detectors, 6%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 5%
Substance Abuse, 5%
Emergency Situations, 4%
Court Orders, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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