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Learn more about emergency preparedness and response.

Contact the agency you're interested in and ask about ride-along programs. You'll be riding with someone working as a police officer, firefighter or paramedic to see what they do and ask questions.

Ride with a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic.

Ask your school counselor about how to find JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) programs that you can join. 

Learn about teamwork and leadership in JROTC.

Security Guards

Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

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Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

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Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers

Protective Service Occupations

Other Protective Service Workers

Lock doors and gates of entrances and exits to secure buildings.

Answer alarms and investigate disturbances.

Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain security of premises.

Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences.

Patrol industrial or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.

Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons.

Respond to medical emergencies by administering basic first aid or by obtaining assistance from paramedics.

Circulate among visitors, patrons, or employees to preserve order and protect property.

Warn persons of rule infractions or violations, and apprehend or evict violators from premises, using force when necessary.

Answer telephone calls to take messages, answer questions, and provide information during non-business hours or when switchboard is closed.

Operate detecting devices to screen individuals and prevent passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas.

Inspect and adjust security systems, equipment, or machinery to ensure operational use and to detect evidence of tampering.

Escort or drive motor vehicle to transport individuals to specified locations or to provide personal protection.

Monitor and adjust controls that regulate building systems, such as air conditioning, furnace, or boiler.

Security Guards

Overview

Career

What Security Guards Do

Other Job Titles Security Guards May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Security Guards

Overview

Career

What Security Guards Do

Other Job Titles Security Guards May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Security Guards

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