AI Career Radar

Security Managers

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

AI exposure36 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation30
Freedom to set tasks75
Repeating the same tasks56
$106,660Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+4.6%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
72Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
81
Active Listening
63
78
Judgment and Decision Making
63
78
Speaking
63
75
Monitoring
63
75
Complex Problem Solving
62
75
Coordination
62
72
Active Learning
62
66
Reading Comprehension
61
78
Time Management
61
63
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
75
Writing
60
69
Learning Strategies
58
60
Instructing
58
60
Systems Analysis
57
56
Service Orientation
56
60
Systems Evaluation
56
60
Persuasion
54
60
Mathematics
53
38
Negotiation
52
60
Science
52
9
Management of Personnel Resources
50
69
Operations Analysis
49
31
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
66
Management of Material Resources
47
56
Quality Control Analysis
47
38
Equipment Selection
47
25
Troubleshooting
47
25
Equipment Maintenance
47
19
Technology Design
47
16
Operations Monitoring
46
31
Repairing
46
19
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
25

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Active Learning, Monitoring

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Systems Analysis

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Persuasion, Negotiation, Instructing

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$213,990
10-yr growth
+3.2%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Persuasion, Systems Evaluation, Writing

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$146,910
10-yr growth
+5.7%
Skill gap
3%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Writing, Speaking, Service Orientation

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
1%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Writing, Active Learning

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Security Managers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.