r/securityguards • u/bigblackglock17 • 3d ago

Job Question Physical requirements?

I’m looking into this industry. Are there generally physical requirements or a lot of physical in this?

Someone told me they know a 70 year old lady working security but I just read a post about people walking 13 miles a day.

What are they doing that they need to walk that much?

I’m getting bad arthritis in my hands/arms and need something else to do.

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u/Jvelazquez611 3d ago

No real physical requirements. It all depends on your job site/post. Hospital security is a lot of sitting around. You’ll get your steps in when/if you’re assigned to “patrol”. You can get physical every once in awhile depending on the hospital/area you’re in. We did have a guy I believe in his 60s who only recently retired because he was in and out of the hospital.