Physical Security Specialist Program
Covered 6 · Moorpark, CA
- Cost
- $15,300
- Length
- 5 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
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs 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.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Moorpark is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Facilities Managers
Job ads may call this: Facilities Manager · Facilities Director · Facilities Engineer · Facilities Coordinator
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
- Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
- Oversee construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental, health, and security standards, and comply with government regulations.
- Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
Show 4 more things this job involves
- Participate in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management.
- Set goals and deadlines for the department.
- Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.
- Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- Typical pay in California
- $120,610per year
- Projected openings
- 19,690
- Projected change
- +8%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
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: Four-year degree — 29% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 61% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 3%
- High school diploma
- 22%
- Started college, no degree
- 24%
- Two-year degree
- 11%
- Four-year degree
- 29%
- Master's degree
- 8%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 2%
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.
Managers, All Other
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.
All managers not listed separately.
- Typical pay in California
- $177,489per year
- Projected openings
- 175,120
- Projected change
- +9.7%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 36% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 42% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 3%
- High school diploma
- 14%
- Started college, no degree
- 17%
- Two-year degree
- 8%
- Four-year degree
- 36%
- Master's degree
- 18%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 4%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
The five-week 200 hour Physical Security Specialist Program is an advanced training course with dual purpose. This training course qualifies students to be hired as both an armed or unarmed security officer in California. It includes additional advanced training to assist with becoming a personal security guard or executive protection security guard. Specifically, it includes sought after medical certifications and skills dealing with more advanced security concepts. It is the ultimate offering to provide all the possible educational courses related to the professional security sector in this intensive course of study. A graduate from this program will have a distinct advantage during hiring interviews and advanced training for a wide variety of sectors in the industry.
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
America`s Job Center of California - Simi ValleyAffiliate site
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675) or toll-free at 833-810-9675
2900 N. Madera Rd.County of Ventura Human Services Center Suite 100Simi Valley, CA 93065about 4.8 miles away
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
America`s Job Center of California OxnardComprehensive center
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675)
2901 N. Ventura RoadThird FloorOxnard, CA 93036-1150about 18.4 miles away
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Has a veterans' representative
South Valley WorkSource CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 818-237-9099
20920 Warner Center LaneSuote CWoodland Hills, CA 91367about 18.6 miles away
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday - Friday
Has a veterans' representative
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.
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