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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment. | Patrol industrial or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates. | |||
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Answer alarms and investigate disturbances. | ||||
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Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain security of premises. | ||||
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Write reports of daily activities and irregularities such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences. | ||||
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Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons. | ||||
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Circulate among visitors, patrons, or employees to preserve order and protect property. | ||||
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Answer telephone calls to take messages, answer questions, and provide information during non-business hours or when switchboard is closed. | ||||
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Warn persons of rule infractions or violations, and apprehend or evict violators from premises, using force when necessary. | ||||
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Operate detecting devices to screen individuals and prevent passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas. | ||||
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Escort or drive motor vehicle to transport individuals to specified locations or to provide personal protection. | ||||
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Inspect and adjust security systems, equipment, or machinery to ensure operational use and to detect evidence of tampering. | ||||
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Monitor and adjust controls that regulate building systems, such as air conditioning, furnace, or boiler. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Security Guards-All Levels Combined
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
- Knowledges
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- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
- Alternate Job Titles
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Corel WordPerfect software | Word processing software | |||
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Data entry software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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IBM Lotus 1-2-3 | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Digital video cameras | Digital camcorders or video cameras | |||
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Fax machines | Facsimile machines | |||
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First aid kits | Emergency medical services first aid kits | |||
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Flashlights | Flashlights | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Metal handcuffs | Handcuffs | |||
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Multi-line telephone systems | Special purpose telephones | |||
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Multipurpose fire extinguishers | Fire extinguishers | |||
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Nightsticks | Night sticks | |||
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Patrol cars | Automobiles or cars | |||
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Patrol golf carts | Golf carts | |||
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Pepper spray | Hand sprayers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Photocopiers | Photocopiers | |||
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Pistols | Handguns | |||
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Plastic handcuffs | Handcuffs | |||
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Revolvers | Handguns | |||
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Security alarm systems | Alarm systems | |||
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Security surveillance systems | Security or access control systems | |||
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Switchboards | Premise branch exchange PBX systems | |||
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Two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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Vehicle weight scales | Truck or rail scales | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Airline Security Representative | |||
Airport Screener | |||
Airport Security Screener | |||
Alarm Investigator | |||
Armed Guard | |||
Armed Security Guard | |||
Armored Car Driver | |||
Armored Car Guard | |||
Bag Checker | |||
Baggage Inspector | |||
Baggage Screener | |||
Baggage Security Checker | |||
Bank Guard | |||
Bodyguard | |||
Bouncer | |||
Camp Guard | |||
Campus Security Officer | |||
Closed Circuit Screen Watcher | |||
Customer Security Clerk | |||
Customer Service Security Officer | |||
Door Tender | |||
Doorshaker | |||
Elevated Guard | |||
Fire Observer | |||
Fire Watchman | |||
Floorperson | |||
Floorwalker | |||
Front Desk Clerk | |||
Gate Attendant | |||
Gate Guard | |||
Gate Keeper | |||
Gate Operator | |||
Gate Person | |||
Gate Tender | |||
Gate Watchman | |||
Gateman | |||
Golf Course Ranger | |||
Government Guard | |||
Guard Driver | |||
Hall Tender | |||
Hotel Security Officer | |||
Houseman | |||
Loss Prevention Officer | |||
Loss Prevention Representative | |||
Maritime Guard | |||
Merchant Patroller | |||
Merchant Police | |||
Package Checker | |||
Patrol Guard | |||
Patrol Officer | |||
Patrolman | |||
Plant Guard | |||
Plant Protection Guard | |||
Plant Protection Officer | |||
Plant Security Guard | |||
Police Guard | |||
Private Security Guard | |||
Private Watchman | |||
Protective Officer | |||
Roundsman | |||
Safety and Security Officer | |||
Security Agent | |||
Security Assistant | |||
Security Checker | |||
Security Guard | |||
Security Inspector | |||
Security Officer | |||
Security Police | |||
Security Screener | |||
Ship Keeper | |||
Special Officer | |||
Special Police | |||
Station Gateman | |||
Store Detective | |||
Surveillance Officer | |||
Timber Watchman | |||
Transportation Security Screener | |||
Truck Guard | |||
Watchguard | |||
Watchman | |||
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