security guardtodoor supervisor
A security guard already meets 66% of what the door supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
66%
35.6/ 100
1 Share of the door supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the security guard profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A door supervisor role treats 12 of its required skills as things a security guard already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- check tickets at venue entry
- comply with the principles of self-defence
- control crowd
- deal with aggressive behaviour
- detain offenders
- ensure public safety and security
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A door supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security guard background worth leading with.
- already held monitor parking areas to maintain security information skills
- already held perform body searches assisting and caring
- already held perform security checks assisting and caring
- already held manage lost and found articles assisting and caring
- already held control crowd assisting and caring
- already held check tickets at venue entry assisting and caring
All 21 carried skills, including the 12 the door supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held monitor guest access required
- required, not held react calmly in stressful situations required
- required, not held screen clients required
- optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
- optional, not held ban cameras optional
- optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
- required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required
- optional, not held assist emergency services optional
- optional, not held assist police investigations optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
- optional, not held assess character optional
- optional, not held handle cash flow optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a door supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 handle veterinary emergencies skill · cross sector
- 02 monitor guest access skill · cross sector
- 03 react calmly in stressful situations skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 21 skills that carry over
- already held check tickets at venue entry skill
- already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
- already held control crowd skill
- already held deal with aggressive behaviour skill
- already held detain offenders skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held identify security threats skill
- already held illegal substances knowledge
- already held perform security checks skill
- already held practice vigilance skill
- already held restrain individuals skill
- already held identify terrorism threats skill
- already held liaise with security authorities skill
- already held manage lost and found articles skill
- already held manage major incidents skill
- already held monitor parking areas to maintain security skill
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held patrol areas skill
- already held perform body searches skill
- already held provide first aid skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist emergency services optional
- optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
- optional, not held assess character optional
- optional, not held assist police investigations optional
- optional, not held ban cameras optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held handle cash flow optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
- optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
- optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
30 held skills the door supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role alarm systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out security activities with a dog skill
- not needed by the target role check methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role check official documents skill
- not needed by the target role conduct airport security screening skill
- not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
- not needed by the target role document security incidents in the store skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- not needed by the target role ensure hotel security skill
- not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
- not needed by the target role ensure security on ships skill
- not needed by the target role ensure store security skill
- not needed by the target role execute inspection walkway skill
- not needed by the target role exercise security in hospitals skill
- not needed by the target role explosives knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role inspect cargo skill
- not needed by the target role interrogate individuals skill
- not needed by the target role legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor surveillance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role provide door security skill
- not needed by the target role provide security in detention centres skill
- not needed by the target role regulate traffic skill
- not needed by the target role security in commercial buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role security in industrial buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role stay alert skill
- not needed by the target role surveillance methods knowledge
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
Other moves recorded from security guard
- security guard supervisor 67% covered · moderate
- gate guard 66% covered · moderate
- hand luggage inspector 65% covered · moderate
- crowd controller 62% covered · moderate
- store detective 60% covered · moderate
- bodyguard 60% covered · moderate
- security alarm investigator 48% covered · moderate
- prison officer 47% covered · moderate
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.