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Security guard
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Security guards observe, detect irregularities and protect people, buildings and assets. They maintain security at all times by patrolling designated property areas, controlling access at entrances, watching alarm and video recording systems, asking suspicious individuals for identification and reporting infractions and law breaching activities.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Patrolling premises and checking doors, windows and gates to prevent and detect signs of unauthorised entry;
(b) Controlling access to establishments, monitoring and authorizing the entrance or departure of employees and visitors, checking identification and issuing security passes;
(c) Circulating among visitors, patrons, or employees to preserve order, protect property from theft or vandalism and enforce the regulations of the establishment;
(d) Responding to alarms, investigating disturbances and contacting superiors, police or fire fighters as appropriate;
(e) Performing security checks of passengers and luggage at airports;
(f) Picking up and ensuring the safe delivery of cash and valuables to banks, automated teller machines and retail establishments.
Knowledge
- Protection of persons and property
- Law
- Electronics and automation
- Psychology
- Mechanics and metal trades
Digital competencies
- Maintaining and enforcing physical security
- Monitoring safety or security
- Complying with health and safety procedures
- Verifying identities and documentation
- Developing solutions
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Service and sales workers
Protective services workers
Protective services workers
Security guards
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Security guards
10.708
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
47,63%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
3,61% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
50,13%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
44,06%
Part-time contracts
1,48% Turnover index
1.386
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-4%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Protective services workers
79%
21%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Protective services workers
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Protective services workers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Security guards
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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