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Occupation AtlasLoss Prevention Managers

O*NET · 11-9199.08

Loss Prevention Managers

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.

Also called Area Asset Protection Manager · Area Loss Prevention Manager · Asset Protection and Safety Manager · Asset Protection Leader · Asset Protection Manager · Asset Protection Supervisor · Asset Safety Manager · District Asset Protection Manager
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District Loss Prevention Manager · Logistics Loss Prevention Manager · Loss Control Manager · Loss Prevention and Safety Manager · Loss Prevention Director · Loss Prevention Leader · Loss Prevention Manager · Loss Prevention Operations Director · Loss Prevention Operations Manager · Loss Prevention Supervisor · Market Asset Protection Manager · Regional Asset Protection Manager · Regional Loss Prevention Manager · Store Asset Protection Manager

Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code CEI35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

CEIConventional · Enterprising · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

  • C Conventional5.85
  • E Enterprising5.62
  • I Investigative3.62
  • R Realistic3.43
  • S Social2.85
  • A Artistic1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent14%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate9%
  • Some College Courses9%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree9%
  • Bachelor's Degree55%
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate5%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (32%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (29%)
On-the-job training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (32%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Speakingbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Monitoringbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Complex Problem Solving3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Instructing3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Time Management3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Systems Analysis3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Persuasion3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Systems Evaluation3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
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  • Writingbasic3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Active Learningbasic3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • Service Orientation3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
  • Social Perceptiveness3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Coordination3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Negotiation3.53.4Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Mathematicsbasic2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Operations Monitoring2.62.9Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Quality Control Analysis2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Management of Material Resources2.32.4Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Operations Analysis2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Management of Financial Resources2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Operation and Control2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Troubleshooting2.01.3Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Technology Design1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Programming1.60.8
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0—
  • Equipment Selection1.0—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—
  • Sciencebasic1.0—

Tasks

26 core · 1 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Coordinate or conduct internal investigations of problems such as employee theft and violations of corporate loss prevention policies.4.4
  2. Review loss prevention exception reports and cash discrepancies to ensure adherence to guidelines.4.3
  3. Administer systems and programs to reduce loss, maintain inventory control, or increase safety.4.3
  4. Investigate or interview individuals suspected of shoplifting or internal theft.4.2
  5. Train loss prevention staff, retail managers, or store employees on loss control and prevention measures.4.2
  6. Provide recommendations and solutions in crisis situations such as workplace violence, protests, and demonstrations.4.1
  7. Identify potential for loss and develop strategies to eliminate it.4.1
  8. Hire or supervise loss prevention staff.4.0
  9. Perform or direct inventory investigations in response to shrink results outside of acceptable ranges.3.9
  10. Maintain documentation of all loss prevention activity.3.9
  11. Develop and maintain partnerships with federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies or members of the retail loss prevention community.3.9
  12. Assess security needs across locations to ensure proper deployment of loss prevention resources, such as staff and technology.3.9
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  1. Advise retail managers on compliance with applicable codes, laws, regulations, or standards.3.9
  2. Visit stores to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.3.8
  3. Verify correct use and maintenance of physical security systems, such as closed-circuit television, merchandise tags, and burglar alarms.3.8
  4. Direct loss prevention audit programs including target store audits, maintenance audits, safety audits, or electronic article surveillance (EAS) audits.3.8
  5. Analyze retail data to identify current or emerging trends in theft or fraud.3.8
  6. Monitor compliance to operational, safety, or inventory control procedures, including physical security standards.3.8
  7. Supervise surveillance, detection, or criminal processing related to theft and criminal cases.3.7
  8. Coordinate theft and fraud investigations involving career criminals or organized group activities.3.7
  9. Collaborate with law enforcement to investigate and solve external theft or fraud cases.3.7
  10. Perform cash audits and deposit investigations to fully account for store cash.3.6
  11. Recommend improvements in loss prevention programs, staffing, scheduling, or training.3.5
  12. Direct installation of covert surveillance equipment, such as security cameras.3.4
  13. Monitor and review paperwork procedures and systems to prevent error-related shortages.3.3
  14. Advise retail establishments on development of loss-investigation procedures.3.1
  15. Maintain databases such as bad check logs, reports on multiple offenders, and alarm activation lists.2.8

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Public Safety and Security4.14.6Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Law and Government3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Administration and Management3.84.7Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • English Language3.84.4Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Education and Training3.75.1Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Customer and Personal Service3.64.5Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Computers and Electronics3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Psychology3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
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  • Personnel and Human Resources3.44.2Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Mathematics3.24.1Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Administrative3.14.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Communications and Media2.92.8
  • Economics and Accounting2.72.8
  • Building and Construction2.62.8
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.62.8
  • Telecommunications2.62.5Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Transportation2.42.2Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Design2.32.7
  • Engineering and Technology2.32.5Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Mechanical2.22.2Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Therapy and Counseling2.22.2Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Production and Processing2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Geography2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Sales and Marketing2.02.4Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Food Production1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
  • Foreign Language1.81.7Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Physics1.81.5Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.61.2Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Chemistry1.51.0Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Philosophy and Theology1.51.4Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Biology1.30.7Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • History and Archeology1.3—
  • Fine Arts1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.14.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Problem Sensitivity4.14.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Near Vision4.04.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
  • Oral Comprehension4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Deductive Reasoning3.93.9
  • Inductive Reasoning3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Written Comprehension3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Written Expression3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
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  • Speech Clarity3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Originality3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Category Flexibility3.33.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Selective Attention3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
  • Far Vision3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Flexibility of Closure3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Fluency of Ideas3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Information Ordering3.13.1Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Perceptual Speed2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of Closure2.93.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Memorization2.82.3Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Number Facility2.83.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Visualization2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.62.9
  • Time Sharing2.62.6Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.62.4Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Auditory Attention2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Trunk Strength2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Dynamic Strength2.11.4Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Explosive Strength2.11.4Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Finger Dexterity2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Manual Dexterity2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Multilimb Coordination2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Response Orientation2.11.5Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Static Strength2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Depth Perception2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Gross Body Coordination2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Reaction Time2.01.3Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Speed of Limb Movement2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Stamina2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Extent Flexibility1.91.3Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Control Precision1.81.5Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness1.61.1Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.40.5
  • Peripheral Vision1.1—
  • Spatial Orientation1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Rate Control1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Getting Information4.64.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.65.1Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.45.5Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.45.4Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Documenting/Recording Information4.34.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events4.34.7Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Training and Teaching Others4.24.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Working with Computers4.23.6Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
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  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.14.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.15.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Analyzing Data or Information4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Coaching and Developing Others4.04.7Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization4.04.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Developing and Building Teams3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.95.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.84.6Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.84.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Processing Information3.84.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Selling or Influencing Others3.74.1Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.74.5Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.64.2Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.64.6Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Thinking Creatively3.64.1Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.53.1Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.43.2Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.44.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources3.24.1Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.13.9Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public2.83.1Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.83.8Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.73.4Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.52.6
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.21.9Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Handling and Moving Objects1.92.5Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
  • Controlling Machines and Processes1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.81.5Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Contact With Others4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.8
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7
  • Health and Safety of Other Workers4.6
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.4
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.4
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.2
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.1

Technology

23 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (7)

  • Google Workspace softwarehot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Enterprise application integration EAI software
  • Reporting software

Hot (8; 5 more marked hot above)

  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • MySQL
  • SAP software
  • Structured query language SQL
Other tools (8)
  • Enabl-u Technologies APIS
  • Financial accounting software
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Inventory tracking software
  • MICROS XBR Loss Prevention
  • Personnel management software
  • Time reporting software
  • Work scheduling software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Financial Risk Specialists
  2. Compliance Managers
  3. Security Managers
  4. Security Management Specialists
  5. Management Analysts
  6. Emergency Management Directors
  7. Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
  8. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
  9. Business Continuity Planners
  10. Information Security Engineers

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