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Protective Services · Updated Aug 2026

Bailiffs

Maintain order in courts of law.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
60/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
47/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence80/100
Task coverage81%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband.High
72
Escort prisoners to and from courthouse and maintain custody of prisoners during court proceedings.High
74
Enforce courtroom rules of behavior and warn persons not to smoke or disturb court procedure.High
74
Provide assistance to the public, such as directions to court offices.Medium
74
Maintain order in courtroom during trial and guard jury from outside contact.High
74
Arrest persons in court when arrest warrants have been issued.High
74
Stop people from entering courtroom while judge charges jury.High
74
Provide jury escort to restaurant and other areas outside of courtroom to prevent jury contact with public.Medium
74
Report need for police or medical assistance to sheriff's office.High
74
Provide security by patrolling interior and exterior of courthouse and escorting judges and other court employees.High
18
Check courtroom for security and cleanliness and assure availability of sundry supplies, such as notepads, for use by judge, jurors, and attorneys.High
19
Screen, control, and handle evidence and exhibits during court proceedings.High
19
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Escort prisoners to and from courthouse and maintain custody of prisoners during court proceedings.74
  2. Enforce courtroom rules of behavior and warn persons not to smoke or disturb court procedure.74
  3. Provide assistance to the public, such as directions to court offices.74
  4. Maintain order in courtroom during trial and guard jury from outside contact.74
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Provide security by patrolling interior and exterior of courthouse and escorting judges and other court employees.01
  2. Screen, control, and handle evidence and exhibits during court proceedings.02
  3. Check courtroom for security and cleanliness and assure availability of sundry supplies, such as notepads, for use by judge, jurors, and attorneys.03
  4. Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband.04
  5. Escort prisoners to and from courthouse and maintain custody of prisoners during court proceedings.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency84
Physical dependency50
Adoption pressure46
Labour-market resilience66
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence80/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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