What You Need to Know About Security Management Specialists

Security Management Specialist Example Conduct security assessments for organizations, and design security systems and processes. May specialize in areas such as physical security, personnel security, and information security. May work in fields such as health care, banking, gaming, security engineering, or manufacturing.

Security Management Specialist Responsibilities

• Train personnel in security procedures or use of security equipment.
• Engineer, install, maintain, or repair security systems, programmable logic controls, or other security-related electronic systems.
• Provide system design and integration recommendations.
• Recommend improvements in security systems or procedures.
• Design, implement, or establish requirements for security systems, video surveillance, motion detection, or closed-circuit television systems to ensure proper installation and operation.
• Budget and schedule security design work.

Skills Needed to be a Security Management Specialist

These are the skills Security Management Specialists say are the most useful in their careers:

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Types of Security Management Specialist Jobs

• Personal Security Specialist
• Consultant
• Security Systems Specialist
• Workplace Violence Prevention Specialist
• Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst

Job Demand for Security Management Specialists

In the United States, there were 1,023,900 jobs for Business Operations Specialists in 2016.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 8.8% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 90,300 new jobs for Security Management Specialists by 2026. The BLS estimates 104,200 yearly job openings in this field per year.

The states with the most job growth for Business Operations Specialists are California, Florida, and Texas.

Watch out if you plan on working in Alaska, South Dakota, or Vermont. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Security Management Specialist Salary

The typical yearly salary for Business Operations Specialists is somewhere between $38,420 and $123,000. A Security Management Specialist median salary is $70,530.

How much do Business Operations Specialists make in different U.S. states?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
District of Columbia	$102,730
Maryland	$91,400
Virginia	$88,180
Massachusetts	$85,980
Alabama	$85,140
California	$83,470
New York	$83,330
Alaska	$82,160
Colorado	$82,130
Delaware	$81,880
Pennsylvania	$80,910
Rhode Island	$80,380
Texas	$80,140
New Jersey	$78,920
Connecticut	$78,120
Washington	$77,850
Georgia	$75,070
Kansas	$74,520
Nebraska	$74,370
North Carolina	$74,040
Missouri	$73,500
Hawaii	$73,310
North Dakota	$73,010
Oklahoma	$72,940
Utah	$72,100
Illinois	$71,780
Nevada	$71,580
Minnesota	$71,220
Ohio	$71,190
New Hampshire	$70,890
South Dakota	$70,830
Michigan	$70,410
New Mexico	$70,340
West Virginia	$70,180
Wyoming	$69,740
South Carolina	$69,340
Oregon	$68,890
Vermont	$67,910
Arizona	$67,670
Idaho	$67,630
Maine	$66,760
Kentucky	$66,450
Florida	$66,440
Montana	$66,290
Mississippi	$65,650
Iowa	$65,020
Tennessee	$62,330
Indiana	$61,290
Louisiana	$60,430
Arkansas	$59,530
Wisconsin	$57,620

What Tools & Technology do Security Management Specialists Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Security Management Specialists:

• Microsoft Excel
• Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
• Wireshark
• Citrix
• Advanced business application programming ABAP
• Extensible markup language XML
• Enterprise JavaBeans
• UNIX
• PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
• MySQL

Where Security Management Specialists Are Employed

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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