First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.
81,480 people do this job in the US. $55,940 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 37%
- 23%
- 40%
Anthropic's data does not cover this job.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 17%. Today's estimate: 20%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 21 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop and document security procedures, policies, or standards.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 19% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Recruit, interview, and hire security personnel.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 13% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.6 work days | Stays with people | |
| Patrol the premises to prevent or detect intrusion, protect property, or preserve order.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Write and present department budgets to upper management or other stakeholders.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 7% | 1 work day2.5 h to 3.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Train security personnel on protective procedures, first aid, fire safety, and other duties.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 7% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Monitor closed-circuit television cameras.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Investigate disturbances on the premises, such as security alarms, altercations, and suspicious activity.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min13 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Monitor and authorize entry of employees, visitors, or other persons.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| Monitor the behavior of security employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, or procedures.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect and adjust security equipment to ensure it is operational or to detect evidence of tampering.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Secure entrances and exits by locking doors and gates.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Write reports documenting observations made while on patrol.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Security Managers9% now, 54% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers47% now, 77% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants37% now, 54% by 2028
- Security Management Specialists11% now, 70% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers39% now, 56% by 2028
- Security Guards13% now, 13% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
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