The best way to grasp and explain this is to look at the security industry as a whole, as 111 different fields of activity, areas of use or, quite simply, jobs and professions have already been identified. In reality, there are probably more, as the trainers and lecturers at security schools and training providers do not know the exact activities. Strongly characterized by service, the security industry in conjunction with low entry requirements is the ticket to new fields of activity and thus the ticket for every 'frontier spirit' to explore the new territory behind a broad horizon.

The security industry and its training procedures, training professions and examinations in accordance with § 34a GewO, where the expertise to master craftsman examination falls, on the other hand, are fundamental for the above-mentioned variety of fields of activity that are to be understood here in the sense of additional qualifications and extend over certificates, such as the Port Facility Security Officer, the specialist for occupational safety or simpler, but very much in demand additional qualifications, which often include so-called “soft skills” and intercultural competence, de-escalation training or intervention force.

The variety of activities and the different jobs that go with them include job center protection. Incidentally, anyone who can reassure people could, in principle, start working in the security industry tomorrow. In addition to the classic locking and guard services, plant and property security as well as reception and gate services, this also includes activities such as controversial profiling or the use of explosives detection dogs.