Security Guards, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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  • patrolman
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  • camp guard
  • doorshaker
  • gate guard
  • watchguard
  • armed guard
  • bag checker
  • door tender
  • floorperson
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SOC code
33-9032.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
17 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Security GuardsSOC 33-9032.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
52% · agentPartly automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Incident reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Docs
● No integration needed
Surveillance monitoring agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Outlook · Docs
● No integration needed
Call handling agent
Microsoft Outlook · Docs · Email
● No integration needed
Emergency dispatch agent
Microsoft Outlook · Email · Chat
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physical patrol and on-site presence to deter and detect intrusionsPhysically apprehend, evict, or use force against violatorsProvide hands-on first aid and emergency medical responseMake final judgment calls on threat escalation and emergency response

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Write incident and activity reports88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Answer calls and provide information58% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 17 detailed work activities O*NET records for Security Guards, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 2

Mostly automatable activities for Security Guards
ActivityJobs
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities12
Write operational reports8