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Will AI replace Security Managers?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Security Managers, aggregated from 6 research sources.

What this score means

Security Managers leans toward the safer end for Management. Parts of the role touch tasks AI is getting good at, but the core still depends on hands on work or judgment that resists automation. At 36 out of 100 it sits close to the Management average of 37. Across the 6 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 6 to 54, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Security Managers, most central first, showing 12 of 28.

  • 01Develop budgets for security operations.
  • 02Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
  • 03Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.
  • 04Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.
  • 05Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.
  • 06Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.
  • 07Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.
  • 08Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.
  • 09Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants' backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining.
  • 10Develop, implement, manage, or evaluate policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats, or violence.
  • 11Develop, recommend, or manage security procedures for operations or processes, such as security call centers, access control, and reporting tools.
  • 12Plan security for special and high-risk events.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 6 research sources that scored Security Managers for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Security Managers?
Published research puts Security Managers at 36 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 6 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Security Managers?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Security Managers run from 6 to 54 out of 100 across the 6 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which management roles face similar AI exposure?
The closest published management roles to Security Managers by score are Chief Sustainability Officers (36/100), Education Administrators, All Other (36/100), and Funeral Home Managers (36/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

Also covers

Chief Security Officer (CSO) · Cloud Security Manager · Corporate Physical Security Supervisor · Corporate Security Director · Corporate Security Manager · IS Security Manager (Information Systems Security Manager) · Internal Security Manager · Judicial Office Security Director and related titles

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