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OSCA 452238Updated 2026-01-29
Security Officer
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 442217OSCA 452238
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 65k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1240
Salary range: AUD 58k-AUD 71k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
27%
NSW
25.3%
VIC
18.9%
QLD
Education mix
24.1%
certificate iii/ iv
20.2%
year 12
12.9%
bachelor degree
Role overview
Security Officers patrol and guard industrial and commercial property, railway yards, stations and other facilities.
What you do
- • Patrols areas and keeps watch for people acting suspiciously.
- • Watches for irregularities such as broken water-pipes and fire hazards and takes action to prevent fire, accidental loss or criminal activity.
- • May make arrests where authorised by law.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (24.1%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Conveys, or guards messengers conveying, valuables to and from banks or other establishments.
- • May make arrests where authorised by law.
- • May sweep floors and supervise heating plants.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1240
Annual median: AUD 65k
Range: AUD 58k-AUD 71k