Security Managers build judgment and decision making, complex problem solving and social perceptiveness 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 Emergency Management Directors (92%).
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 | Emergency Management Directors | 92% | $93,330 | — | None |
| 2 | Compliance Managers | 89% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Security Management Specialists | 89% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Loss Prevention Managers | 88% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Business Continuity Planners | 87% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers | 81% | $55,940 | — | None |
| 7 | Management Analysts | 81% | $101,860 | — | None |
| 8 | Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 79% | $69,990 | — | None |
| 9 | Project Management Specialists | 78% | $102,320 | — | None |
| 10 | Information Technology Project Managers | 77% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Security Managers, 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 security managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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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.
92% skill match · $93,330
Operations Analysis · Service Orientation · Systems Analysis
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
89% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
89% skill match · $83,050 (broader BLS group)
Operations Analysis · Technology Design · Programming
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Emergency Management Directors (92% skill match, median $93,330), Compliance Managers (89% skill match, median $141,900) and Security Management Specialists (89% skill match, median $83,050), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than security managers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
25 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.