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ClydeFrog · February 23, 2014, 01:25 AM

Id consider most security posts as "para-professional", a term used by my county's government human resources office for semi-skilled/licensed trades; truck driver, security officer, dispatcher, office receptionist, etc.
Some posts/jobs require more skills or training than others. A $8.00 Walmart security guard isn't going to fare very well in SW Asia without any formal training or work history.
The posted topic isn't about $$$ or economics(which is a valid point but not the main subject). It's that any guard or protective services officer(corrections, EP agent, loss prevention detective, etc) needs to have the proper training & mindset to deal with any possible threats.
No matter if you make $8.00 or $18.00 an hour, a violent thug or terrorist can still kill you!

February 23, 2014, 01:25 AM	#20
ClydeFrog Junior member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 5,797	Para-Professionals.... Id consider most security posts as "para-professional", a term used by my county's government human resources office for semi-skilled/licensed trades; truck driver, security officer, dispatcher, office receptionist, etc. Some posts/jobs require more skills or training than others. A $8.00 Walmart security guard isn't going to fare very well in SW Asia without any formal training or work history. The posted topic isn't about $$$ or economics(which is a valid point but not the main subject). It's that any guard or protective services officer(corrections, EP agent, loss prevention detective, etc) needs to have the proper training & mindset to deal with any possible threats. No matter if you make $8.00 or $18.00 an hour, a violent thug or terrorist can still kill you!