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Operate surveillance equipment to detect suspicious or illegal activities

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Operate audiovisual or related equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Controlling Machines and Processes. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 9 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Observe casino or casino hotel operations for irregular activities, such as cheating or theft by employees or patrons, using audio and video equipment and one-way mirrors.Stays human Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
• Review video surveillance footage.Stays human Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
• Operate detecting devices to screen individuals and prevent passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas.Stays human Security Guards
• Gather and evaluate information, using tools such as aerial photographs, radar equipment, or sensitive radio equipment.Stays human Intelligence Analysts
• Operate cameras, radios, or other surveillance equipment to intercept communications or document activities.Stays human Intelligence Analysts

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Inspect and adjust security equipment to ensure it is operational or to detect evidence of tampering.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Inspect and adjust security systems, equipment, or machinery to ensure operational use and to detect evidence of tampering.Stays human Security Guards
• Monitor closed-circuit television cameras.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Screen individuals and belongings to prevent passage of prohibited materials using walkthrough detectors, wands, or bag searches.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers