Business & Finance
Security Managers
Direct an organization's security functions, including physical security and safety of employees and facilities.
Median salary
$104,690
Typical range
$63k – $173k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Security Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Security Managers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Security Managers
Entry / Junior
$62,550
~2 yrs to advance
Security Managers
Established
$104,690
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Security Managers
Senior
$138,885
Internships are a common on-ramp here — they speed up landing that first role and improve your odds, which is why the Safe and High-ceiling plans build one in.
Key skills
A typical day
- •Develop budgets for security operations.
- •Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
- •Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.
- •Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.
- •Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.
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.