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Overview
Bodyguards protect clients from injury, attack and harassment while accompanying them to events, travel, meetings or public gatherings.
In job descriptions, look for threat assessment, close protection, surveillance awareness, radio communication, first aid, emergency response, crowd control, vehicle work and calm incident handling.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Work follows the protected person through travel, entrances, crowds, events and meetings, with attention on routes, surroundings, suspicious behaviour and rapid emergency response.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include threat assessment, close-protection routines, radio communication, first aid, vehicle handling, surveillance awareness, crowd control, calm judgement and coordination with emergency services.
Salary context
Salary context depends on client risk, travel intensity, shift patterns, public-event exposure, driving duties, emergency readiness, team leadership and the level of personal responsibility carried.
Career paths
Paths can move from security guarding, event security or emergency response into close protection teams, security coordination, risk assessment, protective driving or supervision of protection details.
Good to know
Check adverts for client type, travel schedule, event work, weapon or equipment expectations, radio procedures, first-aid duties, driving requirements and how incidents are reported.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for bodyguard work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Investigation and private security activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include security guard, door supervisor and gate guard.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
80.01Investigation and private security activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
security guard (5414.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f8e435dd-7aa9-4d7a-97c3-b3b5789b6b25 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5414.1.3 |
| ISCO group | 5414 |
| Concept type | Occupation |