How to become a security supervisor
Official title: Security supervisor
Security supervisor assists the senior security supervisor in leading the security team which protects assigned premises, assets and personnel. He/she assigns areas to be patrolled by guards on a regular basis and transfers the individual caught trespassing to police custody. He/she also handles medical incidents, compiles incident reports, liaises with and provides relevant information requested by other departments.
Main tasks
- Patrolling premises and checking doors, windows and gates to prevent and detect signs of unauthorised entry
- Controlling access to establishments, monitoring and authorising the entrance or departure of employees and visitors, checking identification and issuing security passes
- Circulating among visitors, patrons or employees to preserve order, protect property from theft or vandalism and enforce the regulations of the establishment
- Responding to alarms, investigating disturbances and contacting superiors, police or fire-fighters as appropriate
- Coaching and leading a team of security guards, reviewing and updating security operating procedures, etc
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Security Operations; Work-Study Diploma in Security Systems Engineering. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Security System Integration. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.
- Licence or registration: Security officers and private investigators need a licence from the Singapore Police Force, which checks that you are a fit and proper person. Security officers must also meet the training requirements of the security Progressive Wage Model. Law: Private Security Industry Act 2007. Regulator: Police Licensing and Regulatory Department, Singapore Police Force (https://www.police.gov.sg).
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $38,832 a year. The middle half earn $33,000 to $41,400 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a security supervisor?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Work-study diploma.
How much does a security supervisor earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $38,832 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $33,000 to $41,400.
Will AI change the work of a security supervisor?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026