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Walltower Security Group, LLC
Club Bouncer
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What they do
An Armed Security Officer provides security for property at hospitals, hotels, warehouses or office buildings. Have a license to carry a weapon ranging from a club to a firearm. Monitors entrances and patrols buildings, watches for intruders or vandals; reports building maintenance problems; deals with customers or visitors that create a disturbance in the building.
$43,150 / year median in Maryland
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Bouncers work at bars, nightclubs, strip clubs, concerts and other places needing security guards. The duties of a bouncer typically include checking IDs for legal age. Prohibiting entry to substance-impaired people. Dealing with aggressive or otherwise unacceptable behavior. And, in general, providing safety and security to patrons and other employees.
- Check IDs.
- Refuse entry to people who are too young, too intoxicated, or who are known not to follow establishment policies.
- Issue warnings.
- Require patrons to leave.
- Use reasonable force to remove patrons from premises.
- Defend themselves with physical force.
- Break up fights.
- Protect innocent bystanders from violence.
- Detain with reasonable force people committing a crime.