First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

What First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers Do

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

0.7%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Public Safety and Securityimportance 4.9/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 4.6/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.4/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 4.4/5
• Law and Governmentimportance 4.4/5
• English Languageimportance 4.4/5
• Administrativeimportance 4.1/5
• Education and Trainingimportance 3.9/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• Contact With Others5.0/5
• Telephone Conversations5.0/5
• E-Mail4.9/5
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.9/5
• Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers4.8/5
• Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.8/5

Related Careers

• Facilities Managers
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• Business Operations Specialists, All Other
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
• Security Guards
• First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives98% skill match
• Food Service Managers96% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers96% skill match
• Facilities Managers95% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers95% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers94% skill match
• Lodging Managers94% skill match
• Chefs and Head Cooks94% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.9/5
• Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 3.8/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.6/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.6/5
• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.6/5
• Time Managementimportance 3.6/5
• Persuasionimportance 3.3/5
• Instructingimportance 3.3/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Integrity
• Leadership Orientation
• Cautiousness
• Self-Control
• Stress Tolerance
• Attention to Detail

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• EnterprisingHigh
• ConventionalHigh
• RealisticMedium
• SocialMedium
• InvestigativeLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where first-line supervisors of security workers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV3.76× national avg
2. 2Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ3.01× national avg
3. 3Lawton, OK2.87× national avg
4. 4San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR2.57× national avg
5. 5Niles, MI2.57× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersCareer Change
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesLateral Move
• First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersAdvancement
• Gambling ManagersCareer Change

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Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.