Security Officer resume keywords
Core keywords are the skill list on the Security Officer resume example.
See the matching Security Officer resume example. For which applicant tracking systems large employers use, read the State of ATS 2026 report.
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Counted on 2026-10-10 from 51 public job postings whose titles match Security Officer. Those postings came from Greenhouse and SmartRecruiters. A posting is counted for this role when the longest published job-title phrase in its title is Security Officer. The crawl queried Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and SmartRecruiters for 133 employers in the State of ATS 2026 dataset that use those vendors, and for 279 additional public boards from the extended coverage tier. The extended boards are not part of the 738-company statistics. 361 boards returned postings out of 412 boards attempted, and 46923 postings were scanned. HTML was stripped before counting, and each posting counts once per term. Phrases beyond the published skill list are the most common two- and three-word phrases in the matched postings. Posting text is not stored. A role page shows these percentages only when at least 30 descriptions were counted.
These are the terms to put on the resume when they match work you have done.
- Patrol Rounds
0% of 51 recent postings mention Patrol Rounds.
- Access Control
29% of 51 recent postings mention Access Control.
- Incident Reports
31% of 51 recent postings mention Incident Reports.
- CCTV
0% of 51 recent postings mention CCTV.
- Visitor Logs
0% of 51 recent postings mention Visitor Logs.
- Door Checks
0% of 51 recent postings mention Door Checks.
- Radio
29% of 51 recent postings mention Radio.
- Post Orders
0% of 51 recent postings mention Post Orders.
- Shift Handoff
0% of 51 recent postings mention Shift Handoff.
- Badge Checks
0% of 51 recent postings mention Badge Checks.
The skills catalog does not name extra terms for this role. The core list above is the published skill list.
These phrases showed up often in the matched postings and are not already on the published skill list.
- security officer
73% of 51 recent postings mention security officer.
- emergency situations
59% of 51 recent postings mention emergency situations.
- law enforcement
55% of 51 recent postings mention law enforcement.
- security officers
49% of 51 recent postings mention security officers.
- valid driver
49% of 51 recent postings mention valid driver.
- medical emergency
45% of 51 recent postings mention medical emergency.
- company assets
43% of 51 recent postings mention company assets.
- maintain proficiency
41% of 51 recent postings mention maintain proficiency.
- physical requirements
41% of 51 recent postings mention physical requirements.
- take appropriate action
41% of 51 recent postings mention take appropriate action.
- team members
41% of 51 recent postings mention team members.
- emergency response
33% of 51 recent postings mention emergency response.
Where to place them
- 1
Headline
Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Security Officer | Patrol Rounds | Access Control.
- 2
Skills
List the core terms together in the skills section: Patrol Rounds, Access Control, Incident Reports, CCTV, Visitor Logs, Door Checks, Radio, Post Orders, Shift Handoff, Badge Checks.
- 3
Experience
Use Patrol Rounds, Access Control, Incident Reports inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.
These lines are already published on the Security Officer resume example. Use them as a pattern for where a keyword sits next to a result, and replace the details with your own.
- Walked the post on a set round and checked doors, the lot, and the loading dock
- Signed visitors in, checked badges, and called the contact on the log before sending someone upstairs
- Wrote the incident report the same shift with the time, the door, and what was seen
- Passed the radio and the open items to the next officer at shift change
Questions about Security Officer keywords
What keywords should a Security Officer resume include?
Core keywords for a Security Officer resume are Patrol Rounds, Access Control, Incident Reports, CCTV, Visitor Logs, Door Checks, Radio, Post Orders, Shift Handoff, Badge Checks. Core keywords are the skill list on the Security Officer resume example. Percentages are the share of 51 public postings fetched on 2026-10-10 whose titles match this role.
Where should Security Officer keywords go on a resume?
Headline: Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Security Officer | Patrol Rounds | Access Control. Skills: List the core terms together in the skills section: Patrol Rounds, Access Control, Incident Reports, CCTV, Visitor Logs, Door Checks, Radio, Post Orders, Shift Handoff, Badge Checks. Experience: Use Patrol Rounds, Access Control, Incident Reports inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.
How do I check a Security Officer resume?
Open the free ATS checker with Security Officer prefilled, paste your resume, and compare it with the keyword list on this page.