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.
Also known as gateman, gate keeper, security gate attendant, security entrance attendant, gate attendant, plant gatekeeper, gatewoman.
Service and sales workers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: door supervisor, 59%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
A gate guard needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- operate control panels working with computers
- conduct security screenings assisting and caring
- monitor guest access assisting and caring
- check methods social sciences, journalism and information
- perform security checks assisting and caring
- check tickets at venue entry assisting and caring
- illegal substances services
- maintain incident reporting records information skills
- security threats services
- work in shifts communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a gate guard does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- security guard 66% covered · difficulty 37.1
- crowd controller 56% covered · difficulty 45.6
- bodyguard 53% covered · difficulty 49.3
- door supervisor 53% covered · difficulty 48.2
- hand luggage inspector 52% covered · difficulty 49.7
- security guard supervisor 52% covered · difficulty 49.9
- armoured car driver 35% covered · difficulty 64.5
- armoured car guard 30% covered · difficulty 68.1
- usher 28% covered · difficulty 69.1
- crossing guard 19% covered · difficulty 76.3
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Gate guard is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a gate guard’s work. 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.