Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-9199.08
Loss Prevention Managers
Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.
- US jobs
- 622,190 (SOC 11-9199 group, "Managers, All Other")
- Median wage
- $141,900 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of loss prevention managers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
12% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 11-9199 group).
- 6%Maintain operational recordsMeasured
- 6%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 5%Develop organizational policies, systems, or processesNot measured
- 4%Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standardsNot measured
- 4%Train others on operational or work proceduresNot measured
- 4%Implement procedures or processesMeasured
- 3%Develop sustainable organizational or business policies or practicesNot measured
- 3%Estimate project development or operational costsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Coordinate or conduct internal investigations of problems such as employee theft and violations of corporate loss prevention policies.
- Administer systems and programs to reduce loss, maintain inventory control, or increase safety.
- Review loss prevention exception reports and cash discrepancies to ensure adherence to guidelines.
- Train loss prevention staff, retail managers, or store employees on loss control and prevention measures.
- Investigate or interview individuals suspected of shoplifting or internal theft.
- Provide recommendations and solutions in crisis situations such as workplace violence, protests, and demonstrations.
- Identify potential for loss and develop strategies to eliminate it.
- Hire or supervise loss prevention staff.
- Advise retail managers on compliance with applicable codes, laws, regulations, or standards.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies or members of the retail loss prevention community.
- Perform or direct inventory investigations in response to shrink results outside of acceptable ranges.
- Maintain documentation of all loss prevention activity.
Other job titles for this occupation (22)
Asset Protection Manager · Logistics Loss Prevention Manager · Loss Control Manager · Loss Prevention Director · Loss Prevention Manager · Loss Prevention Operations Director · Loss Prevention Operations Manager · Loss Prevention Supervisor · Market Asset Protection Manager · Area Asset Protection Manager · Area Loss Prevention Manager · Asset Protection and Safety Manager · Asset Protection Leader · Asset Protection Supervisor · Asset Safety Manager · District Asset Protection Manager · District Loss Prevention Manager · Loss Prevention and Safety Manager · Loss Prevention Leader · Regional Asset Protection Manager · Regional Loss Prevention Manager · Store Asset Protection Manager