Your duties will depend on where you work, but may include:

• patrolling premises and securing doors, windows and other entrances
• monitoring CCTV cameras
• responding to alarms
• checking staff and visitors in and out of buildings
• guarding cash or other valuables in a security vehicle
• operating scanning equipment and devices, for example at airports
• searching luggage
• guarding the boundaries of important facilities, like airports or power stations

You may need to wear a uniform.

You could work at a store or from a vehicle.

Your working environment may be physically demanding and outdoors in all weathers.

With experience, you could become a supervisor, then senior or chief security officer.

With further qualifications you could go into security management or training, or set up your own security company.