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Security Management Specialists
Conduct security assessments for organizations, and design security systems and processes. May specialize in areas such as physical security or the safety of employees and facilities.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Assess the nature and level of physical security threats so that the scope of the problem can be determined.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 02Respond to emergency situations on an on-call basis.Mostly human for now
- 03Recommend improvements in security systems or procedures.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 04Perform risk analyses so that appropriate countermeasures can be developed.People already use AI for this at work
- 05Inspect physical security design features, installations, or programs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 06Conduct security audits to identify potential vulnerabilities related to physical security or staff safety.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Design security policies, programs, or practices to ensure adequate security relating to alarm response, access card use, and other security needs.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 08Test security measures for final acceptance and implement or provide procedures for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the measures.People already use AI for this at work
- 09Design, implement, or establish requirements for security systems, video surveillance, motion detection, or closed-circuit television systems to ensure proper installation and operation.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Prepare, maintain, or update security procedures, security system drawings, or related documentation.People already use AI for this at work
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss19%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
52%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 73% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 37% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Respond to emergency situations on an on-call basis.