Security Management Specialists
Conduct security assessments for organizations, and design security systems and processes. May specialize in areas such as physical security or the safety of employees and facilities.
$83,050 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 22%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
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, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 6%. Today's estimate: 11%.
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 . 23 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design, implement, or establish requirements for security systems, video surveillance, motion detection, or closed-circuit television systems to ensure proper installation and operation.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 13% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Assess the nature and level of physical security threats so that the scope of the problem can be determined.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 10% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Perform risk analyses so that appropriate countermeasures can be developed.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 3.3 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Monitor tapes or digital recordings to identify the source of losses.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.5 h25 min to 1.7 work days | 18%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Recommend improvements in security systems or procedures.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | 21%Half by May 2027 | |
| Design security policies, programs, or practices to ensure adequate security relating to alarm response, access card use, and other security needs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Provide system design and integration recommendations.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 14%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Develop conceptual designs of security systems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 3.3 work days | 3%Half by Nov 2027 | |
| Engineer, install, maintain, or repair security systems, programmable logic controls, or other security-related electronic systems.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Develop or review specifications for design or construction of security systems.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.3 work days | 7%Half by Nov 2027 | |
| Test security measures for final acceptance and implement or provide procedures for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the measures.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people | |
| Review design drawings or technical documents for completeness, correctness, or appropriateness.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 35%Half by Jan 2027 |
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
- Digital Forensics Analysts24% now, 95% by 2028
- Compliance Managers17% now, 66% by 2028
- Management Analysts5% now, 86% by 2028
- Retail Loss Prevention Specialists23% now, 54% by 2028
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors10% now, 62% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
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