Occupation Atlasbodyguard
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f8e435dd-7aa9-4d7a-97c3-b3b5789b6b25
bodyguard
Bodyguards offer protection to their clients against injury, attacks and harassment. They accompany individuals such as politicians and actors to various events and gatherings. Bodyguards observe the surrounding environment, anticipate threats and respond to security emergencies. They may carry and use guns.
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Typically associated skills
Essential (24)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adapt to changing situations
- body language
- check methods
- check subjects
- communicate with customers
- comply with the principles of self-defence
- control crowd
- detain offenders
- execute inspection walkway
- identify security threats
- identify suspicious behaviour
- liaise with security authorities
- manage major incidents
- perform body searches
- perform security checks
- practice vigilance
- protect important clients
- provide first aid
- react calmly in stressful situations
- restrain individuals
- secure premises
- security threats
- stay alert
- work in shifts
Optional (22)
- European firearms-control legislation
- apply advanced driving techniques
- assist emergency services
- assist police investigations
- check official documents
- coordinate patrols
- deal with aggressive behaviour
- drive vehicles
- ensure compliance with types of weapons
- first response
- identify surveillance devices
- identify terrorism threats
- interrogate individuals
- legal requirements related to ammunition
- legal use-of-force
- monitor surveillance equipment
- operate radio equipment
- patrol areas
- provide protective escort
- provide secured transportation
- search for explosive devices
- surveillance methods
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