Also called: Security Risk Consultant
Assesses buildings and organizations for security weaknesses and designs ways to protect them.
Security consultants walk through hospitals, stadiums, or data centers looking for weak spots, then design camera systems, access controls, and guard plans. Some do 'red team' tests, trying to sneak in to prove a point.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's plus security experience; PSP or CPP certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Security Management, Criminal Justice, Architecture, Engineering.
Growing about average. Approximate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI drafts risk reports and camera layouts; walking sites and designing a plan clients trust stay human.
Classes: Drafting / CAD, Business, Computer science, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.
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