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NOC 2006 Version 1.0

6465 – Other Protective Service Occupations

This unit group includes workers who conduct private investigations for clients or employers, implement security measures to protect property against theft and fire and provide other protective services not elsewhere classified. They are employed by security and investigation service companies, hotels, retail establishments, businesses and industry, or they may be self-employed.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Alarm investigator
  • Alarm signal investigator
  • Alarm signal specialist
  • Alarm specialist
  • Alarm system specialist
  • Business establishment investigator - security
  • Commercial security officers supervisor
  • Corporate security officer
  • Detective, private
  • Fire prevention specialist - non-governmental services
  • Fire prevention specialist - protective services
  • Fire safety inspector - non-governmental services
  • Floorman/woman, retail store
  • Floorwalker, retail store
  • House detective
  • Inspector, fire safety - non-governmental services
  • Investigations officer - postal service
  • Investigator, business establishment
  • Investigator, private
  • Lie detector examiner
  • Loss prevention officer - retail
  • Loss prevention officers supervisor
  • Officer, corporate security
  • Officer, investigations - postal service
  • Officer, loss prevention - retail
  • Officer, postal inspection
  • Officer, security analysis - postal service
  • Polygraph examiner
  • Polygraph operator
  • Polygraphist
  • Postal inspection officer
  • Postal service inspector
  • Private detective
  • Private investigator
  • Private investigators supervisor
  • Private police agents and investigators supervisor
  • Private policemen/women and investigators supervisor
  • Private security officer
  • Railway special agent
  • Residential alarm system specialist
  • Retail investigator
  • Retail loss investigator
  • Retail loss prevention officer
  • Retail store floorman/woman
  • Retail store floorwalker
  • Security alarm system consultant
  • Security analysis officer - postal service
  • Security and investigations officer
  • Security consultant (except computer systems)
  • Security investigator
  • Security officer, private
  • Security specialist (except computer systems)
  • Shopping investigator - security
  • Special agent, railway
  • Store detective
  • Supervisor, commercial security officers
  • Supervisor, loss prevention officers
  • Supervisor, private investigators
  • Supervisor, private police agents and investigators
  • Supervisor, private policemen/women and investigators
  • Theft prevention officer
  • Alarm investigator
  • Corporate security officer
  • House detective
  • Postal inspection officer
  • Private investigator
  • Retail loss prevention officer
  • Security officer, private
  • Store detective
  • Theft prevention officer

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • The following is a summary of the main duties for some occupations in this unit group:
    • Corporate security officers investigate unlawful acts of employees or patrons of establishments and recommend security systems such as electronic detection devices and access devices.
    • Private investigators conduct investigations to locate missing persons and obtain information for use in civil and criminal litigation matters or for other purposes; they may also conduct polygraph tests (integrity surveys) for clients.
    • Retail loss prevention officers prevent and detect shoplifting and theft in retail establishments.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • A college diploma in law and security or police technology may be required.
  • On-the-job training may be provided.
  • Experience as a police officer may be required for corporate security officers.
  • Provincial licensure is required for private investigators.
  • In Quebec, a permit issued by the Sûreté du Québec is required to work as a detective or security officer.

Additional information

    Exclusions

    Breakdown summary

    Broad occupational category
    6 – Sales and Service Occupations
    Skill level
    C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
    Major group
    64 – Intermediate Sales and Service Occupations
    Minor group
    646 – Other Occupations in Protective Service
    Version
    NOC 2006 Version 1.0