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AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers?
Task-level automation exposure for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers: 21 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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43%
weighted task index
21 of 21 tasks scored
Median Salary
$55,940 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Medium
81,480 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+3.7%
employment change
6,800 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 54 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$22,640 – $83,710
Highest medians
District of Columbia $83,710
Vermont $78,110
Alaska $73,500
New Hampshire $66,780
Maryland $63,690
Lowest medians
Puerto Rico $22,640
Guam $42,550
Mississippi $43,410
Nebraska $45,700
West Virginia $45,850
State figures come from the 33-1091 row in the May 2025 state panel. States where the estimate was suppressed or too small to publish are absent.
What the score is made of
Each task is mapped to its work activities, scored for AI automation potential, and weighted by how important those activities are to the job. These are the components.
Automation potential 43%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 31%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 26%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 17%
Share in documenting, recording, and administrative activities.
Rewritten by O*NET 0%
Share of weighted tasks O*NET rewrote in a recent update. Reported, not folded into the score.
Consequence of error 42/100
Moderate
O*NET's own rating of how serious an uncorrectable mistake would be here — respondents, not us. Deliberately not in the index: the score measures what AI can do with the task content, and multiplying it by stakes would be our judgment dressed as data.
Constituent Task Mix
21 tasks for this occupation, weighted by work-activity importance. Shares below are of total task weight, not task count.
High exposure (≥ 60% of the task is automatable) 29%
7 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 34%
7 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 37%
7 tasks
How would you survive?
Move your week away from the high-exposure tasks and toward the ones that need judgment. The simulator recalculates the index as you shift the mix.
Simulate Upskilling →Constituent Tasks
#22947 · Core · 43% automatable
Investigate disturbances on the premises, such as security alarms, altercations, and suspicious activity.
decision support — AI can triage alarms; human verifies and responds physically
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities. Monitor alarm systems.
#22953 · Core · 19% automatable
Patrol the premises to prevent or detect intrusion, protect property, or preserve order.
visual inspection — Security/safety walkthrough requires physical presence
Patrol properties to maintain safety. Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with security or safety regulations.
#22949 · Core · 23% automatable
Monitor and authorize entry of employees, visitors, or other persons.
situated mobility — Managing physical flow of people needs on-site presence
Monitor access or flow of people to prevent problems. Prevent unauthorized individuals from entering restricted areas.
#22957 · Core · 6% automatable
Secure entrances and exits by locking doors and gates.
physical manipulation — Physically blocking access to areas
Block physical access to restricted areas.
#22960 · Core · 72% automatable
Write reports documenting observations made while on patrol.
text generation — Incident reports drafted from facts; human reviews
Prepare investigation or incident reports.
#22951 · Core · 38% automatable
Monitor the behavior of security employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, or procedures.
visual inspection — AI reviews logs; human observes operations on site
Monitor operations to ensure compliance with safety or security policies or regulations. Supervise employees.
#22940 · Core · 55% automatable
Advise employees in handling problems or resolving complaints from customers, tenants, detainees, or other persons.
interpersonal — Cross-staff problem resolution involves politics and trust
Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
#22954 · Core · 42% automatable
Recruit, interview, and hire security personnel.
interpersonal — AI drafts outreach; human builds candidate relationships
Conduct eligibility or selection interviews. Hire personnel. Recruit personnel.
#22942 · Core · 52% automatable
Assign security personnel to posts or patrols.
decision support — Assignments drafted; accountability and negotiation human
Assign duties or work schedules to employees. Manage human resources activities.
#22943 · Core · 55% automatable
Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire, bomb threats, and presence of unauthorized persons.
interpersonal — Emergency request requires live accountable action
Request emergency personnel.
#22941 · Core · 6% automatable
Apprehend or evict trespassers, rule violators, or other security threats from the premises.
situated mobility — Physical security presence in world
Maintain security. Apprehend criminal suspects.
#22956 · Core · 15% automatable
Screen individuals and belongings to prevent passage of prohibited materials using walkthrough detectors, wands, or bag searches.
visual inspection — Surveillance monitoring partly AI, physical setup human
Search individuals for illegal or dangerous items. Operate surveillance equipment to detect suspicious or illegal activities.
#22950 · Core · 30% automatable
Monitor closed-circuit television cameras.
visual inspection — AI can watch camera feeds; human maintains physical surveillance
Maintain surveillance of individuals or establishments. Operate surveillance equipment to detect suspicious or illegal activities.
#22946 · Core · 23% automatable
Inspect and adjust security equipment to ensure it is operational or to detect evidence of tampering.
visual inspection — Surveillance monitoring partly AI, physical setup human
Inspect equipment to ensure safety or proper functioning. Operate surveillance equipment to detect suspicious or illegal activities.
#22958 · Core · 48% automatable
Train security personnel on protective procedures, first aid, fire safety, and other duties.
interpersonal — Training content AI-assisted; live instruction and demonstration human
Provide safety training. Train personnel to enhance job skills. Conduct health or safety training programs.
#22945 · Core · 62% automatable
Explain company policies and procedures to staff using oral or written communication.
information retrieval — AI explains policies; human handles live questions
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
#22944 · Core · 72% automatable
Develop and document security procedures, policies, or standards.
text generation — Document routine operational activities from inputs
Develop organizational methods or procedures. Document operational procedures. Document operational activities.
#22955 · Core · 68% automatable
Schedule training or drills for emergencies, such as fires, bombs, and other threats.
data analysis — AI builds instructional schedules; human adjusts
Schedule instructional activities.
#22948 · Core · 81% automatable
Log items distributed to persons, such as keys and key cards.
data analysis — Record production data into structured logs
Record operational or production data. Maintain operational records.
#22959 · Supplemental · 74% automatable
Write and present department budgets to upper management or other stakeholders.
data analysis — Reports and budgets drafted; human owns assumptions
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets. Report information to managers or other personnel. Prepare operational budgets.
#22952 · Supplemental · 75% automatable
Order materials or supplies, such as keys, uniforms, and badges.
decision support — Ordering via systems automatable; human approves spend
Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
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How this was scored
- 1. Tasks. O*NET task statements for this occupation, from a release whose newest record is dated 08/2026.
- 2. Work activities. Each task maps to 1–5 Detailed Work Activities; each activity belongs to one of 41 Generalized Work Activities that O*NET rates for importance (1–5) in this occupation.
- 3. Automation potential. Every work activity carries one score for how far current AI can perform it end-to-end. Tasks inherit the mean of their activities.
- 4. Weighting. Task weight = 0.35 + 0.65 × (importance − 1)/4, scaled by how often the task is performed and by 0.7 for Supplemental tasks. Importance is the task's own O*NET rating where it exists (18,369 of 18,838 tasks); the rest inherit their work activities' importance. The index is the weighted mean.
Check: across the 910 occupations where O*NET also rates how far machine speed sets the pace, this index moves opposite to it (Spearman ρ = -0.49). The more a job is paced by equipment, the less of its task content AI can address — the relationship you would expect if the scoring is working.
Sources · O*NET 31.0 (task records to 08/2026) · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS projections 2025-2035 · rubric v2.1 · tasks for O*NET, not a forecast
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