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Security Management Specialist

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AVG. SALARY

$82,540

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EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

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JOB OUTLOOK

Stable

What They Do

Security Management Specialists Career Video

About This Career

Conducts security assessments for organizations, and designs security systems and processes. May specialize in areas such as physical security or the safety of employees and facilities.

This career is part of the Business Management and Administration cluster Operations Management pathway.

A person in this career:

  • Assesses the nature and level of physical security threats so that the scope of the problem can be determined.
  • Budgets and schedules security design work.
  • Conducts security audits to identify potential vulnerabilities related to physical security or staff safety.
  • Designs security policies, programs, or practices to ensure adequate security relating to alarm response, access card use, and other security needs.
  • Designs, implements, or establishes requirements for security systems, video surveillance, motion detection, or closed-circuit television systems to ensure proper installation and operation.
  • Develops conceptual designs of security systems.
  • Develops or reviews specifications for design or construction of security systems.
  • Engineers, installs, maintains, or repairs security systems, programmable logic controls, or other security-related electronic systems.
  • Inspects fire, intruder detection, or other security systems.
  • Inspects physical security design features, installations, or programs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

  • You would sit most of the time. There's some walking and standing. You may have to lift and carry things like books, papers or tools weighing 10 lbs. or less.
  • Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
  • Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time

Work Hours and Travel

  • Overtime work
  • Weekend work

Specialty and Similar Careers

Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:

  • Physical Security Engineer
  • Physical Security Specialist
  • Security Analyst — Identifies weaknesses and recommends improvements to a security policy from very specific policies such as checking IDs at facility entrances, or a grand strategy and the overall security policy of a nation.
  • Security Consultant
  • Security Specialist

Contact

  • Email Support

  • 1-800-GO-TO-XAP (1-800-468-6927)
    From outside the U.S., please call +1 (424) 750-3900

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