- Based on 24 Jobtrees users who were a Loss Prevention Agent in their career, on average, they have 2.85 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.3 years on average in this job building experience and earn $41K per year before moving on.
- 25% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Loss Prevention Agent are Security Officer, Operations Supervisor and Production Manager. Security Officer, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Security Officer is from the same job family, Security, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Operations Supervisor, also being a common career path from Loss Prevention Agent.
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- The most common career steps to get to Loss Prevention Agent are Production Manager, Sales Associate and Vice President based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Production Manager, the most common step before Loss Prevention Agent, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Loss Prevention Agent, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Loss Prevention Agent.
- While Production Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Loss Prevention Agent that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Loss Prevention Agent career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Loss Prevention Agent so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Production Manager isn't from the same job family as Loss Prevention Agent, Security, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Sales Associate also being a common career path to Loss Prevention Agent.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Loss Prevention Agent are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Psychology, Bachelor Degree In Criminal Justice, and Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In General Studies. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Production Manager being on the path to and from Loss Prevention Agent. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Loss Prevention Agent is part of the Security job family which has a limited number of unique role types (29) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Loss Prevention Agent are Loss Prevention.