Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a gate guard can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a gate guard already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Gate guards control the access and exit to buildings, warehouses or other type of property to prevent unauthorized presence and unwanted incidents. They prevent and identify theft of corporate property, investigate suspicious activities and write reports. Gate guards may assist employees or visitors with requests or indications. They use handheld radio stations to communicate and operate alarm systems and computers.

Service and sales workers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: door supervisor, 59%

door supervisor 59% covered hand luggage inspector 59% covered security guard 57% covered crowd controller 49% covered bodyguard 47% covered gate guard You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from gate guard. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a gate guard already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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gate guard is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a gate guard already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.