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Occupation AtlasSecurity Managers

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Security Managers

Direct an organization's security functions, including physical security and safety of employees and facilities.

Also called Chief Security Officer (CSO) · Cloud Security Manager · Corporate Physical Security Supervisor · Corporate Security Director · Corporate Security Manager · CSO · Global Security Manager · Industrial Security Specialist
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Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code ECI35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ECIEnterprising · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

  • E Enterprising5.63
  • C Conventional5.43
  • I Investigative3.69
  • R Realistic3.39
  • S Social2.75
  • A Artistic1.30

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Post-Secondary Certificate5%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree10%
  • Bachelor's Degree70%
  • Master's Degree15%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (45%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (25%)
On-the-job training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (20%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Critical Thinkingbasic4.34.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Active Listeningbasic4.14.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.14.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.13.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Monitoringbasic4.04.6Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Complex Problem Solving4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Speakingbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Social Perceptiveness4.03.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Coordination3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Writingbasic3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • Active Learningbasic3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
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  • Management of Financial Resources3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
  • Time Management3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Persuasion3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Service Orientation3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
  • Systems Evaluation3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Instructing3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Negotiation3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • Management of Material Resources3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate an annual uniform service contract for delivery drivers
  • Systems Analysis3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Mathematicsbasic2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Quality Control Analysis2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operations Analysis2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Operations Monitoring2.31.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Operation and Control2.02.1Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Equipment Selection2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Troubleshooting2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Repairing1.81.0Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
  • Equipment Maintenance1.80.9
  • Programming1.60.9
  • Technology Design1.60.8
  • Sciencebasic1.40.4
  • Installation1.0—

Tasks

28 core

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Develop budgets for security operations.4.7
  2. Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.4.6
  3. Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.4.6
  4. Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.4.5
  5. Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.4.3
  6. Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.4.2
  7. Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.4.2
  8. Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.4.2
  9. Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal activity on the organization's profitability or delivery of products or services.4.1
  10. Develop, implement, manage, or evaluate policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats, or violence.4.1
  11. Develop, recommend, or manage security procedures for operations or processes, such as security call centers, access control, and reporting tools.4.1
  12. Plan security for special and high-risk events.4.1
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  1. Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants' backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining.4.1
  2. Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.4.0
  3. Coordinate security operations or activities with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies.4.0
  4. Monitor security policies, programs or procedures to ensure compliance with internal security policies, or applicable government security requirements, policies, and directives.4.0
  5. Monitor and ensure a sound, ethical environment.3.9
  6. Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols.3.8
  7. Train subordinate security professionals or other organization members in security rules and procedures.3.8
  8. Write or review security-related documents, such as incident reports, proposals, and tactical or strategic initiatives.3.8
  9. Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations.3.7
  10. Develop or manage investigation programs, including collection and preservation of video and notes of surveillance processes or investigative interviews.3.7
  11. Prepare reports or make presentations on internal investigations, losses, or violations of regulations, policies and procedures.3.7
  12. Purchase security-related supplies, equipment, or technology.3.7
  13. Develop, arrange for, perform, or assess executive protection activities to reduce security risks.3.6
  14. Develop, conduct, support, or assist in governmental reviews, internal corporate evaluations, or assessments of the overall effectiveness of facility and personnel security processes.3.6
  15. Review financial reports to ensure efficiency and quality of security operations.3.6
  16. Support efforts to reduce substance abuse or other illegal activities in the workplace.3.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Public Safety and Security4.96.0Level 7 looks like: Command a military operation
  • English Language4.34.6Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Administration and Management4.25.2Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Law and Government4.24.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Customer and Personal Service4.15.5Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.84.7Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Education and Training3.75.1Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Computers and Electronics3.54.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
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  • Psychology3.54.6Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Telecommunications3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Install a wireless internet router
  • Communications and Media3.23.6Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
  • Administrative2.84.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Building and Construction2.73.4Level 4 looks like: Fix a plumbing leak in the ceiling
  • Design2.63.3Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Economics and Accounting2.63.2Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
  • Engineering and Technology2.63.2Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Mathematics2.53.3Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.53.2Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
  • Therapy and Counseling2.53.4Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
  • Transportation2.53.0Level 4 looks like: Drive a semi-truck through a busy city
  • Geography2.43.5Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
  • Production and Processing2.42.8
  • Mechanical2.22.7
  • Sales and Marketing2.22.6
  • Philosophy and Theology2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Foreign Language2.02.1Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Physics1.91.9Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Chemistry1.71.9Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • History and Archeology1.71.6Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Biology1.61.5Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Food Production1.4—
  • Fine Arts1.3—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Problem Sensitivity4.54.8Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Oral Expression4.34.1Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Deductive Reasoning4.14.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Inductive Reasoning4.13.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Oral Comprehension4.14.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Written Comprehension4.14.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Written Expression4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Fluency of Ideas3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
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  • Speech Clarity3.93.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Information Ordering3.83.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near Vision3.83.6
  • Selective Attention3.83.5Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
  • Category Flexibility3.63.5Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Flexibility of Closure3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Far Vision3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Originality3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Speed of Closure3.43.5Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Perceptual Speed3.32.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Time Sharing3.03.3Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Number Facility2.92.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Visualization2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Auditory Attention2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.82.5Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Memorization2.82.9
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.82.6
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.62.9
  • Spatial Orientation2.41.6Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Trunk Strength2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Night Vision2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset)
  • Sound Localization2.31.9Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Stamina2.31.5Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Static Strength2.31.9Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.12.3Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Depth Perception2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Extent Flexibility2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Manual Dexterity2.11.8Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Multilimb Coordination2.11.8Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Peripheral Vision2.11.6Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • Reaction Time2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Response Orientation2.12.1Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.11.4Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Dynamic Strength2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Gross Body Coordination2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Speed of Limb Movement2.01.3Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Control Precision1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Explosive Strength1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Finger Dexterity1.91.9Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Glare Sensitivity1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
  • Rate Control1.80.9Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.75.6
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.55.8
  • Getting Information4.55.1Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Developing and Building Teams4.44.9Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.45.6
  • Coaching and Developing Others4.35.5Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.34.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others4.35.7
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  • Working with Computers4.34.6Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates4.25.2Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events4.24.8Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.25.4Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Analyzing Data or Information4.15.2Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others4.15.0Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Documenting/Recording Information4.14.6Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Training and Teaching Others4.15.0Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization4.04.9Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies4.05.0Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.05.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.95.0Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Processing Information3.94.8Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.95.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Staffing Organizational Units3.95.1Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.84.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.85.2Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Thinking Creatively3.84.8Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.74.8Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.74.0Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources3.74.8Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Selling or Influencing Others3.74.5Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.64.1Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.44.1Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.44.2Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment2.83.3Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.73.8Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.52.3Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.52.7
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.42.8
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment2.32.5Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Telephone Conversations4.9
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6
  • Contact With Others4.5
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.4
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.3
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.2
  • Health and Safety of Other Workers4.1
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.1

Technology

32 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (5)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • SAP softwarehot

Hot (8; 5 more marked hot above)

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Azure software
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
Other tools (19)
  • Alarm system software
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Emergency notification system software
  • FieldSoft AIMSonScene
  • Firewall software
  • Graphics software
  • Human resources management system HRMS
  • Incident command system ICS software
  • Inventory tracking software
  • Maintenance management software
  • Mapping software
  • McAfee
  • NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
  • Payroll software
  • Physical access management software
  • Platform as a service PaaS
  • Twitter
  • Web browser software
  • Work scheduling software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Security Management Specialists
  2. First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
  3. Compliance Managers
  4. Security Guards
  5. Emergency Management Directors
  6. Management Analysts
  7. Business Continuity Planners
  8. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
  9. Facilities Managers
  10. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

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