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Competences — store detective

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/71c3a49a-e55e-42ce-bd3f-31f37d3cfab6).

Essential

  • comply with legal regulations (skill/competence)
  • confront offenders (skill/competence)
  • detain offenders (skill/competence)
  • document security incidents in the store (skill/competence)
  • ensure public safety and security (skill/competence)
  • identify security threats (skill/competence)
  • identify suspicious behaviour (skill/competence)
  • interrogate individuals (skill/competence)
  • liaise with security authorities (skill/competence)
  • monitor sales area for security reasons (skill/competence)
  • monitor surveillance equipment (skill/competence)
  • practice vigilance (skill/competence)
  • prevent shoplifting (skill/competence)
  • surveillance methods (knowledge)

Optional

  • apply conflict management (skill/competence)
  • carry out covert security observations (skill/competence)
  • check methods (knowledge)
  • civil law (knowledge)
  • create a prevention security plan for the store (skill/competence)
  • criminal law (knowledge)
  • fire safety regulations (knowledge)
  • identify terrorism threats (skill/competence)
  • legal requirements related to ammunition (knowledge)
  • monitor cashiers (skill/competence)
  • operate fire extinguishers (skill/competence)
  • operate radio equipment (skill/competence)
  • perform risk analysis (skill/competence)
  • perform security checks (skill/competence)
  • screen clients (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 58 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • loss prevention — 93 %
  • surveillance — 36 %
  • investigation — 34 %
  • theft detection — 24 %
  • cctv surveillance — 19 %

Responsibilities

  • asset protection — 24 %