Also called: Corporate Security Operator, Security Watch Officer
Monitors threats around the world 24/7 for a big company, watching cameras, news, and alarms to protect employees and offices.
GSOC analysts sit in a room full of screens, tracking protests near company offices, checking on traveling employees during earthquakes, answering panic alarms, and alerting leaders about emerging threats.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Bachelor's often preferred; security, military, or dispatch experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, International Studies, Homeland Security.
Growing faster than average. Big companies keep expanding GSOCs.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now watches news, alarms and cameras and drafts alerts; fewer analysts, focused on judgment calls.
Classes: Geography, World history, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-9032.
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