Personal security specialist vs information security manager

The differences between personal security specialists and information security managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a personal security specialist and an information security manager. Additionally, an information security manager has an average salary of $126,447, which is higher than the $43,060 average annual salary of a personal security specialist.

The top three skills for a personal security specialist include customer service, emergency situations and product knowledge. The most important skills for an information security manager are risk management, NIST, and infrastructure.

Personal security specialist vs information security manager overview

	Personal Security Specialist	Information Security Manager
Yearly salary	$43,060	$126,447
Hourly rate	$20.70	$60.79
Growth rate	10%	32%
Number of jobs	77,553	115,414
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	44	42
Years of experience	6	6

Personal security specialist vs information security manager salary

Personal security specialists and information security managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Personal Security Specialist	Information Security Manager
Average salary	$43,060	$126,447
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $73,000	Between $91,000 And $175,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	eBay
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between personal security specialist and information security manager education

There are a few differences between a personal security specialist and an information security manager in terms of educational background:

	Personal Security Specialist	Information Security Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Personal security specialist vs information security manager demographics

Here are the differences between personal security specialists' and information security managers' demographics:

	Personal Security Specialist	Information Security Manager
Average age	44	42
Gender ratio	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%	Male, 85.8% Female, 14.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between personal security specialist and information security manager duties and responsibilities

Personal security specialist example responsibilities.

Manage and navigate numerous motorcade and protective operations throughout the city of Kabul.
Provide and supervise armed security for VIP 's
Initiate and process purchase orders request using DoD EMAll.
Monitor CCTV, alarms, provide arm security for client.
Install and configure encryption modems for OOB access into customer equipment.
Monitor and respond to alerts generate in IBM QRADAR (SIEM).

Information security manager example responsibilities.

Develop goals and strategies to achieve company goals while improving upon current ITIL processes and procedures.
Provide direct leadership with managing corporate HIPAA Privacy/Security compliance initiatives.
Manage the administration of various encryption, authentication and public/private key management technologies and certificate/digital authority.
Manage the conversion to a hybrid NAS/disk/tape CommVault base backup environment resulting in decreasing backup windows and improving recovery objectives.
Conduct risk assessments and collaborate with leadership to provide recommendations regarding critical infrastructure and network security operations enhancements.
Coordinate penetration testing, address vulnerabilities, and analyze NIST 800-82 and ISO 27001 standards/gap analysis for SCADA and business networks.

Personal security specialist vs information security manager skills

Common personal security specialist skills

Customer Service, 27%
Emergency Situations, 12%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%
Combat, 4%
PSS, 4%

Common information security manager skills

Risk Management, 7%
NIST, 7%
Infrastructure, 5%
Governance, 5%
Incident Response, 5%
Risk Assessments, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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