Where a security guard can go next
12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a security guard already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Security guards observe, detect irregularities and protect people, buildings and assets. They maintain security at all times by patrolling designated property areas, controlling access at entrances, watching alarm and video recording systems, asking suspicious individuals for identification and reporting infractions and law breaching activities.
Service and sales workers 51 skills on file 12 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: security guard supervisor, 67%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- security guard supervisor 67% covered · difficulty 37.4
- door supervisor 66% covered · difficulty 35.6
- gate guard 66% covered · difficulty 37.1
- hand luggage inspector 65% covered · difficulty 37.5
- crowd controller 62% covered · difficulty 44.5
- store detective 60% covered · difficulty 43.6
- bodyguard 60% covered · difficulty 48.1
- security alarm investigator 48% covered · difficulty 49.9
- prison officer 47% covered · difficulty 50.9
- juvenile correctional officer 41% covered · difficulty 54.4
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
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security guard is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a security guard already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.