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Security guards and related occupations > Bodyguard
Emergency and uniform services | Government services | Home services
Bodyguards protect individuals or groups from the risk of violence, kidnapping and other harmful situations.
You can get into this career by:
Older qualifications may be acceptable, depending on when you got them. Many people enter this career after working in the police or the armed forces. It may be useful if you can speak more than one language for certain jobs, for example diplomatic work.
You'll need:
In your day-to-day tasks you could:
With experience, you could specialise in surveillance, driving or residential security, or move into risk assessment consultancy work.
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