Security guards and related security service occupations
NOC 6541
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- Overview
- Quick facts
- Occupational outlook rating
- Average wage
- Regional job outlook
- Projected job openings
- Annual number of job postings
- Job growth
- Pay
- Education and training pathways
- In-demand skills and knowledge
- Where jobs are located in Ontario
- Industries where these jobs are found
- Employment characteristics
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Overview
This unit group includes workers who guard and implement security measures to protect property against theft, vandalism and fire, control access to establishments, maintain order and enforce regulations at public events and within establishments, conduct private investigations for clients or employers and provide other protective services not elsewhere classified. They are employed by public or private security agencies, residential complexes, educational, cultural, financial and health institutions, retail establishments, businesses and industry, investigation service companies, transportation facilities, and organizations throughout the private and public sectors, or they may be self-employed.Common titles for this occupation: air courier guard, airport security guard, alarm investigator, alarm signal investigator, alarm signal specialist...
Average wage
Regional job outlook
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Quarterly job postings:
Regional distribution of job postings:
Outlook rating:
Under-represented:
The share of job postings in this occupation (in this region) is less than the provincial share
Similar:
The share of job postings in this occupation (in this region) is similar to the provincial share
Over-represented:
The share of job postings in this occupation (in this region) exceeds the provincial share.
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Where jobs are located in Ontario
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Sources: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census (distribution of workers). Burning Glass Technologies, Labour Insight™ (job postings). Time frame is January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
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