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Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-3013.01

Security Managers

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

US jobs
156,180 (SOC 11-3013 group, "Facilities Managers")
Median wage
$106,660 a year
Job family
Management and business operations

Can agents do the work of security managers?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Management and business operations:

  • Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. On TheAgentCompany, which gives agents workplace tasks inside a simulated software company, the best agent resolves 42.9% of tasks (a November 2025 result). No task-level benchmark in our collection maps directly to management or business operations.
  • Project levelPartialMixed. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's GDPval deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons, and the best agent passes 73.5% of APEX-Agents tasks on the first try. Running a business is weaker: on Vending-Bench 2 the best model ends a simulated year with $15,515, about a quarter of Andon Labs' estimate for a good strategy.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Develop budgets for security operations.
  • Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
  • Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.
  • Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.
  • Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.
  • Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.
  • Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.
  • Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants' backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining.
  • Develop, implement, manage, or evaluate policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats, or violence.
  • Develop, recommend, or manage security procedures for operations or processes, such as security call centers, access control, and reporting tools.
  • Plan security for special and high-risk events.
Other job titles for this occupation (38)

Corporate Physical Security Supervisor · Corporate Security Manager · Judicial Office Security Director · Physical Security Manager · Physical Security Systems Manager · Regional Security Manager · Security and Surveillance Manager · Security Director · Security Manager · Special Security Operations Program Manager · Chief Security Officer (CSO) · Cloud Security Manager · Corporate Security Director · Global Security Manager · Industrial Security Specialist · Internal Security Manager · IS Security Manager (Information Systems Security Manager) · Museum Security Chief · Safety Manager · Safety System Support Manager · Security Account Manager · Security Field Supervisor · Security Guard Supervisor · Security Infrastructure Manager · Security Management Director · Security Officer Site Supervisor · Security Officer Supervisor · Security Operations Manager (Security Ops Manager) · Security Program Manager · Security Project Manager (Security PM) · Security Services Manager · Security Shift Manager · Security Shift Supervisor · Security Site Manager · Security Site Supervisor · Security Specialist · Security Supervisor · Transportation Security Manager