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Will AI replace Security Supervisor?
Protective Service · $55,940 median pay · High school
Automation exposure
How much of the work AI can already do
More exposed than 74% of the occupations in the index.
Averaged across 21 O*NET tasks, weighted by importance.
AI assistance potential
How much AI tools make the worker more capable
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers can achieve moderate productivity gains through AI tools, particularly in monitoring, scheduling, and documentation. AI-powered computer vision and video analytics enhance threat detection, enabling supervisors to manage larger operational areas by receiving automated alerts for suspicious activity or security breaches. AI tools also assist with drafting incident reports, analyzing guard performance metrics, and optimizing shift schedules. However, a significant portion of the core role involves physical patrols, manual entry control, emergency response, and direct interpersonal management, which limits the overall scope of AI augmentation.
What the work involves and who it suits, beyond AI.
What the two scores mean
Automation exposure is how much of the work current AI can already perform. A high score means the tasks are exposed, not that the job will disappear: how employers use that is a separate question.
AI assistance potential is how much AI tools make a worker in this occupation more capable. It is upside, not risk — a job can score high on both.
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