High School
Security guards must be high school graduates. In addition, they should expect to receive several weeks of specialized training in security procedures and technology. Security consultants must have a college degree. Recommended high school classes include physical education, mathematics, government, psychology, and computer science. You should also take English courses to develop your reading and writing skills. You should be able to read manuals, memos, textbooks, and other instructional materials and write reports with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. You should also be able to speak to small groups with poise and confidence.
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- Accountants and Auditors
- Agricultural Consultants
- Air Quality Engineers
- Airport Security Personnel
- Airport Service Workers
- Armored Truck Drivers
- Avionics Engineers and Technicians
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bailiffs
- Bank Examiners
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Bounty Hunters
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Chimney Sweeps
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corrections Officers
- Court Interpreters and Translators
- Court Reporters
- Crime Analysts
- Criminal Lawyers
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Customs Officials
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Detectives
- Directors of Security
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Emergency Services Dispatchers
- Energy Consultants
- Engineers
- Environmental Consultants
- FBI Agents
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Consultants
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Fire Inspectors
- Fire Investigators
- Fire Protection Engineers
- Fire Safety Directors
- Fire Safety Technicians
- Firefighters
- Flight Instructors
- Forensic Experts
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- General Maintenance Mechanics
- Health Care Consultants
- Heating and Cooling Technicians
- Human Resources Consultants
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Intelligence Officers
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Security Specialists
- Interpreters
- Janitors and Cleaners
- Landscapers and Grounds Managers
- Lawyers and Judges
- Legal Nurse Consultants
- Legal Secretaries
- Locksmiths
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Military Pilots
- Military Police
- Military Recruiters
- Military Workers, Enlisted
- Military Workers, Officers
- National Park Service Employees
- Paralegals
- Park Rangers
- Parking Attendants
- Parole Officers
- Plumbers and Pipefitters
- Police Officers
- Polygraph Examiners
- Press Secretaries and Political Consultants
- Private Investigators
- Process Servers
- Property and Real Estate Managers
- Real Estate Developers
- Resort Workers
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- Secret Service Special Agents
- Security Systems Installers and Workers
- Sports Facility Managers
- Stationary Engineers
- Strategy Managers
- Translators
