Will AI replace First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers?
AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.
26/100
Moderate exposure
More exposed to AI than 43% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 37% of the work
What the job involves
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(8)
- Monitor the behavior of security employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, or procedures.
- Assign security personnel to posts or patrols.
- Explain company policies and procedures to staff using oral or written communication.
- Develop and document security procedures, policies, or standards.
- Write reports documenting observations made while on patrol.
and 3 more
Out of reach(13)
- Investigate disturbances on the premises, such as security alarms, altercations, and suspicious activity.
- Monitor and authorize entry of employees, visitors, or other persons.
- Patrol the premises to prevent or detect intrusion, protect property, or preserve order.
- Advise employees in handling problems or resolving complaints from customers, tenants, detainees, or other persons.
- Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire, bomb threats, and presence of unauthorized persons.
and 8 more
Also called
Security Guard Supervisor · Security Chief · Security Director · Security Shift Supervisor · Security Supervisor · Shift Supervisor · Security Manager · Campus Safety Chief
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics