Retail Loss Prevention Specialists build judgment and decision making, social perceptiveness and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers (89%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers | 89% | $55,940 | — | None |
| 2 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 79% | $93,790 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 3 | Loss Prevention Managers | 79% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Correctional Officers and Jailers | 77% | $58,940 | — | None |
| 5 | Tellers | 77% | $43,030 | — | None |
| 6 | Compliance Managers | 76% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Gambling Managers | 76% | $93,220 | — | None |
| 8 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 76% | $106,040 | — | None |
| 9 | Office Clerks, General | 76% | $45,010 | — | None |
| 10 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 76% | $50,340 | — | None |
Compared with Retail Loss Prevention Specialists, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as retail loss prevention specialists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
89% skill match · $55,940
Equipment Maintenance · Management of Personnel Resources · Repairing
79% skill match · $93,790
Complex Problem Solving · Social Perceptiveness · Persuasion
79% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
Instructing · Persuasion · Complex Problem Solving
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers (89% skill match, median $55,940), Detectives and Criminal Investigators (79% skill match, median $93,790) and Loss Prevention Managers (79% skill match, median $141,900), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than retail loss prevention specialists at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
20 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.