security guard supervisor
Security guard supervisors monitor and oversee the activities of guards who protect properties from vandalism acts and theft. They assign areas to be patrolled by guards on a regular basis, transfer the individual caught trespassing to police custody and develop safety plans and drills for the buildings and employees under their supervision.
security guard supervisor security guard supervisors monitor and oversee the activities of guards who protect properties from vandalism acts and theft. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include security threats, criminal law, surveillance methods, undertake inspections, ensure public safety and security.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £33,832 a year for Security guards and related occupations (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £27,982 to £39,194 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 9231). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Service and sales workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only security guard supervisor, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 5. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Public Safety and Security
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Law and Government
- English Language
- Administrative
- Education and Training
What you'd actually do
- Investigate disturbances on the premises, such as security alarms, altercations, and suspicious activity.
- Patrol the premises to prevent or detect intrusion, protect property, or preserve order.
- Monitor and authorize entry of employees, visitors, or other persons.
- Secure entrances and exits by locking doors and gates.
- Write reports documenting observations made while on patrol.
- Monitor the behavior of security employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, or procedures.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does security guard supervisor do?
Security guard supervisors monitor and oversee the activities of guards who protect properties from vandalism acts and theft. They assign areas to be patrolled by guards on a regular basis, transfer the individual caught trespassing to police custody and develop safety plans and drills for the buildings and employees under their supervision.
What skills does security guard supervisor need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include security threats, criminal law, surveillance methods, undertake inspections, ensure public safety and security, maintain facility security systems. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace security guard supervisor?
Our AI-durability model gives security guard supervisor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.