What You'll Do

  • Advise employees in handling problems or resolving complaints from customers, tenants, detainees, or other persons.
  • Apprehend or evict trespassers, rule violators, or other security threats from the premises.
  • Assign security personnel to posts or patrols.
  • Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire, bomb threats, and presence of unauthorized persons.
  • Develop and document security procedures, policies, or standards.
  • Explain company policies and procedures to staff using oral or written communication.
  • Inspect and adjust security equipment to ensure it is operational or to detect evidence of tampering.
  • Investigate disturbances on the premises, such as security alarms, altercations, and suspicious activity.
  • Log items distributed to persons, such as keys and key cards.
  • Monitor and authorize entry of employees, visitors, or other persons.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 4.0/5
Reading Comprehension 3.88/5
Speaking 3.88/5
Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.88/5
Monitoring 3.75/5
Management of Personnel Resources 3.75/5
Writing 3.62/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.62/5
Coordination 3.62/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.62/5
Time Management 3.62/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Dependability, Integrity, Leadership Orientation, Cautiousness, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.0/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5
Far Vision 3.88/5
Speech Recognition 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Employee scheduling software Enterprise resource planning ERP software Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Oracle software SAP business and customer relations management software Time and attendance software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.95/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.95/5)
  • Leadership Orientation (High importance: 4.68/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.65/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.61/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Armed Security Supervisor Armed Site Supervisor Campus Safety Chief Guard Captain Guard Chief Guard Supervisor Internal Security Manager Loss Prevention Supervisor Officer Sergeant Protection Supervisor Public Safety Manager Public Safety Supervisor Safety Supervisor Security Chief Security Department Supervisor Security Director Security Field Supervisor Security Floor Supervisor Security Guard Supervisor Security Lieutenant Security Manager Security Officer Supervisor Security Shift Supervisor Security Site Supervisor Security Supervisor Security Workers First-Line Supervisor Shift Supervisor Site Supervisor TSA Screener Supervisor (Transportation Security Administration Screener Supervisor)

Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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What should I compare first

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