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Security Officer Trainee

Evans Community Adult School - LAUSD · Los Angeles, CA

Cost
$812
Length
9 weeks
Working 6 months later
Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
17
Finished the program
34%Based on 32 people
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported

The job this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Security Guards

Job ads may call this: Security Agent · Security Guard · Security Officer · Armed Security Officer

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Lock doors and gates of entrances and exits to secure buildings.
  • Patrol industrial or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.
  • Respond to medical emergencies by administering basic first aid or by obtaining assistance from paramedics.
  • Answer alarms and investigate disturbances.
Show 2 more things this job involves
  • Circulate among visitors, patrons, or employees to preserve order and protect property.
  • Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain security of premises.
Typical pay in California
$44,335per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $44,088
Projected openings
264,160Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 89,890
Projected change
+3.3%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
Under a month

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 37% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 7% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
7%
High school diploma
37%
Started college, no degree
28%
Two-year degree
12%
Four-year degree
14%
Master's degree
3%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.6%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

A program that prepares individuals to perform routine inspection patrol and crime prevention services for private clients. Includes instruction in the provision of personal protection as well as property security.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

  • Boyle Heights WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-267-5930

    1505 E. 1st StreetLos Angeles, CA 90033about 1.3 miles away

    Hours: Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday by appointment

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Downtown/Pico-Union WorkSource Center, Pacific Asian Consortium in EmploymentComprehensive center

    Phone: 213-353-1677

    1055 Wilshire BlvdSuite 900ALos Angeles, CA 90017about 1.4 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (Evenings by appointment only)

  • Northeast Los Angeles WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-539-2000

    342 North San Fernando RoadGoodwill Southern California - LA CampusLos Angeles, CA 90031about 1.6 miles away

    Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you