Business & Finance
Security Management Specialists
Conduct security assessments for organizations, and design security systems and processes. May specialize in areas such as physical security or the safety of employees and facilities.
Median salary (BLS)
$83,050
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$48k – $150k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 4 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Security Management Specialists
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Security Management Specialists Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Security Management Specialists
Entry / Junior
$47,880
~2 yrs to advance
Security Management Specialists
Established
$83,050
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Security Management Specialists
Senior
$116,530
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Assess the nature and level of physical security threats so that the scope of the problem can be determined.
- •Respond to emergency situations on an on-call basis.
- •Recommend improvements in security systems or procedures.
- •Perform risk analyses so that appropriate countermeasures can be developed.
- •Inspect physical security design features, installations, or programs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.