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Security guard (private)

Other names

Official name: Security guard

askari, private security officer, airport security guard, security chief, garden guardian, corporate security guard, garage security guard, cemetery guard, stadium guard, security professional, building security guard

Security guards and protection

They walk around buildings and land, watch who comes in and out, answer alarms, and protect people and property.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Lock doors and gates of entrances and exits to secure buildings.

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    Patrol industrial or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.

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    Respond to medical emergencies by administering basic first aid or by obtaining assistance from paramedics.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
agent de sécurité/agente de sécurité
español
vigilante de seguridad
العربية
حارس أمن / حارسة أمن
português
Guarda
Deutsch
Fachkraft Schutz- und Sicherheit
italiano
agente di sicurezza

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