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U.S. Marshals

SOC 33-3099

Protect federal courts, apprehend fugitives, and transport prisoners.

The job
Median pay
$76k
$59k to $98k typical range
BLS figure for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.5% projected
BLS figure for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Openings a year
52k
BLS figure for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Typical education
Bachelor's plus fitness
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
28th pct
More exposed than 28% of occupations · modeled estimate
Future-proof
55/100

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Pay and jobs by state

BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.

StateJobsPer 1,000vs nationalMedian pay
California65,9403.60.8×$119k
Texas63,1004.51.0×$76k
New York53,4705.51.3×$93k
Florida43,6304.41.0×$74k
Illinois29,1804.81.1×$101k
Pennsylvania26,5104.41.0×$85k
Ohio23,4304.21.0×$77k
North Carolina22,3704.51.1×$59k
Georgia22,1704.51.1×$58k
New Jersey21,7805.11.2×$93k
All 51 states
StateJobsPer 1,000vs nationalMedian pay
Virginia19,9704.91.1×$66k
Massachusetts17,0404.71.1×$79k
Michigan16,7503.80.9×$74k
Tennessee15,6304.81.1×$59k
Missouri13,5704.61.1×$59k
Indiana12,9804.10.9×$73k
South Carolina12,9305.61.3×$58k
Louisiana12,4006.41.5×$48k
Wisconsin12,3204.21.0×$78k
Arizona12,0103.70.9×$79k
Alabama11,7105.51.3×$51k
Maryland9,7203.50.8×$78k
Oklahoma9,6605.71.3×$60k
Colorado9,6103.30.8×$97k
Minnesota9,1603.10.7×$83k
Washington9,1602.60.6×$102k
Mississippi8,0706.91.6×$46k
Kentucky7,8903.90.9×$60k
Connecticut6,5003.80.9×$82k
Kansas6,1304.31.0×$59k
Nevada5,7203.70.8×$78k
Arkansas5,7104.41.0×$48k
Utah5,5003.20.7×$77k
Iowa5,1303.30.8×$74k
Oregon5,0302.60.6×$88k
Washington DC4,7206.71.6×$89k
New Mexico4,5805.31.2×$69k
Nebraska3,4903.40.8×$75k
West Virginia2,9004.11.0×$57k
Idaho2,8103.30.8×$67k
New Hampshire2,4603.60.8×$72k
Hawaii2,4203.90.9×$84k
Montana2,1604.21.0×$70k
Maine2,1203.30.8×$67k
South Dakota2,0004.41.0×$61k
Rhode Island1,9403.90.9×$77k
Delaware1,8003.70.9×$93k
North Dakota1,6303.80.9×$75k
Wyoming1,3104.71.1×$66k
Alaska1,2603.90.9×$99k
Vermont1,0203.40.8×$69k

Top metro areas

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ54,270 jobs · $106k median
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA24,720 jobs · $122k median
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN22,680 jobs · $108k median
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX16,430 jobs · $93k median
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX16,250 jobs · $75k median
  6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL14,710 jobs · $80k median
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV14,630 jobs · $84k median
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD13,160 jobs · $90k median

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BLS does not publish this occupation on its own. Pay and outlook here are BLS's figures for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (SOC 33-3051), the occupation it is grouped with, so the real figures for this job could sit either side of them. Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.