What Kind of Jobs Can I Get With a Degree in Organizational Security & Management?
Workplace violence, cyber crime and corporate embezzlement dominate today's headlines. To protect businesses and their employees, embattled corporate and organizational leaders are hiring security personnel in increasing numbers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the Department of Labor, reports that "employment of security guards is expected to grow by 14 percent between 2008 and 2018, which is faster than the average for all occupations," and that some employers prefer applicants with a higher education.
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Curriculum
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Coursework for a bachelor's degree in organizational security management provides an overview of corporate safekeeping, including law and ethics in organizational security; online and information security; organizational security for the physical plant; financial security; and organizational security and the human factor. Classes cover a broad range of issues from information security and defending against a cyber or physical assault to identifying accounting irregularities and embezzlement.
Employment
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Employers such as the Federal Bureau of Prisons require a bachelor's degree for entry-level correctional officer positions. Graduates with a bachelor's degree in occupational security and management may find employment as security analysts, transportation security inspectors, building security managers, private investigators, counter-terrorism consultants, information technology specialists and human resources managers for prisons. In its September 2006 occupational quarterly outlook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that security is, and will continue to be, one of the biggest areas of private, non-profit and public sector employment.
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Online Education
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Numerous online universities offer bachelor's degree programs in organizational security and management. For people wary of online education, a September 2010 U.S. Department of Education report entitled "Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies" found that on average, students in online learning programs performed better than students in a traditional classroom setting.
Salary
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May 2008 data from the labor bureau indicated a median annual wage of $38,380 for correctional officers and jailers, as compared to $57,380 for managers. The median annual wage was $23,460 for security officers, $23,000 for gaming surveillance officers, and $41,760 for salaried private investigators and detectives.
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References
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers
- Education-Portal.com: Information Security Bachelor's Degree and Major Information
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Correctional Officers
- U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development; Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies; Barbara Means, et al.; September 2010
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Quarterly Summer 2006
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Standard Occupational Classification
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