Occupations/11-3013.01

Security Managers

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

Bachelor’s

Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.

AI automation risk

36%

More resilient

Human characteristics

71%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

49%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

Mostly routine
Develop budgets for security operations.
Mostly routine
Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.
Task
Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

01Develop budgets for security operations.
02Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
03Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.
04Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.
05Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.
06Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

Repeating same tasks3.26
Degree of automation2.21
Time sitting3.50
Originality (ability)3.50
Conflict situations3.53
Hands-on objects/tools2.21
Outdoors / weather3.00
Disease exposure1.56
Decision freedom4.25

Top abilities

Problem Sensitivity4.50
Oral Expression4.25
Written Comprehension4.12
Oral Comprehension4.12
Inductive Reasoning4.12
Deductive Reasoning4.12
Written Expression4.00
Speech Recognition3.88

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension4.12
Active Listening4.12
Writing3.75
Speaking4.00
Mathematics2.50
Science1.38
Critical Thinking4.25
Active Learning3.62
Learning Strategies3.38
Monitoring4.00

CIP matches

15.1501Engineering/Industrial Management19.0604Facilities Planning and Management30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other31.0301Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General46.0401Building/Property Maintenance46.0412Building/Construction Site Management/Manager51.0702Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management52.0101Business/Commerce, General52.0201Business Administration and Management, General52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management52.0205Operations Management and Supervision52.0904Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

Schools offering related programs

12 of 93 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

Institution	Program	Tuition	Admit	Grad 6-yr	Earnings
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201	$15,200	24%	87%	1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	Business/Commerce, General 52.0101	$60,800	11%	91%	1 yr $134,003 2 yr $135,250 Master's · CIP 52.01
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public	Engineering/Industrial Management 15.1501	$4,600	100%	27%	1 yr $118,465 2 yr $157,779 Master's · CIP 15.15
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	Business/Commerce, General 52.0101	$11,200	49%	89%	1 yr $110,878 2 yr $113,091 Master's · CIP 52.01
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public	Engineering/Industrial Management 15.1501	$11,400	88%	67%	1 yr $107,535 2 yr $106,421 Master's · CIP 15.15
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	Engineering/Industrial Management 15.1501	$33,200	53%	65%	1 yr $99,481 2 yr $96,405 Master's · CIP 15.15
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 51.0702	$17,700	18%	93%	1 yr $89,044 2 yr $87,112 Master's · CIP 51.07
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit	Engineering/Industrial Management 15.1501	$62,400	4%	96%	1 yr $86,867 2 yr $92,632 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public	Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 51.0702	$15,200	57%	86%	1 yr $84,653 2 yr $72,901 Master's · CIP 51.07
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	Engineering/Industrial Management 15.1501	$17,500	45%	85%	1 yr $80,273 2 yr $71,015 Master's · CIP 15.15
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public	Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 51.0702	$9,200	67%	56%	1 yr $68,778 2 yr $95,739 Master's · CIP 51.07
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	Engineering/Industrial Management 15.1501	$13,200	87%	66%	1 yr $67,660 2 yr $73,215 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15