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Security Managers

How exposed this work is to automation, shown as ranges with the reasoning and sources.

The short version: this role is moderately exposed to automation, and meaningful change looks likely over the next 5 to 10 years. It is a sourced range, not a verdict, and the detail is below.

Built on O*NET tasks, BLS pay and projections, and peer-reviewed AI-exposure research. Sources shown. Data snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. How it works
53.6 of 100
AI / softwarerange 41.6 to 65.6
0.0 of 100
Physical / roboticsrange 0.0 to 12.0

When the change is likely

partial change 0y 5y 10y 15y 20+y

Partial, 5 to 10 years local demand stable

What to do about it

Use AI to outpace AI.

Strategies to protect your livelihood, most important first.

1
Use your 5 to 10 year runway
Change here is gradual. Build resilient skills steadily and watch the signals rather than waiting for a shock.
2
Lean into the human edge
The exposed parts are routine and cognitive. Invest in judgment, client relationships, and complex problem-solving that AI still cannot do.
3
Pivot toward First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
It is skill-adjacent and less exposed (26.2 vs 54). A lateral move now beats a forced one later.
4
Build a financial buffer
Keep 6 to 12 months of expenses and diversify your income, so a disruption is a setback rather than a catastrophe.
5
Add a recognised credential
A certification or license raises the bar against automation and signals value in a tightening market.

Which of my tasks are exposed

Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.
50.0
Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.
50.0
Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations.
100.0
Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols.
50.0
Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.
100.0
Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal activity on the organization's profitability or delivery of products or services.
50.0
Coordinate security operations or activities with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies.
50.0
Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.
50.0

Longer, orange bars are more automatable; short green bars are resistant.

What is driving my result

lowers risk
raises risk
Task: Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations.
Task: Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.

Lower-risk adjacent roles

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
26.2
Security Guards
28.7
Security Management Specialists
41.3
Management Analysts
50.0

A full, ranked mitigation plan is part of the paid tiers.

How this score is calculated

  1. Map Security Managers to its standard O*NET task list (8 core tasks).
  2. Score each task for AI/software exposure (Eloundou et al. 2023) and physical/robotics exposure (an O*NET work-context proxy), each 0 to 100.
  3. The two axis scores are the task averages: AI 53.6, robotics 0.0.
  4. The timeline comes from the higher axis (53.6), shifted for local demand (stable), and seniority. It is read against your remaining working years.
  5. Ranges are about ±12 points. A backtest against real BLS employment change shows the risk ranking holds in aggregate, but individual outcomes are predicted weakly, so results are ranges, never a flat verdict.

Sources: O*NET, Eloundou et al. (2023), GPTs are GPTs, O*NET Work Context, BLS CPI-U, BLS OEWS. Snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. Full method and backtest on How it works.

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