Also called: Asset Protection Associate, Store Detective
Prevents theft at retail stores by watching cameras and the sales floor, catching shoplifters, and investigating employee theft and organized crime.
Loss prevention specialists watch cameras and the sales floor, spot shoplifting and employee theft, and investigate organized retail crime rings. Managers also analyze data on where merchandise goes missing.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice.
Growing slowly. Approximate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI cameras now flag shoplifting and self-checkout fraud; investigating rings and stops stay human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to big retailers (Target, Walmart, Home Depot) for asset protection or loss prevention jobs
Classes: Psychology, Business, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-9099.
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