Bodyguard Job Description

Bodyguards are responsible for protecting people from physical threats such as assassination, assault, kidnapping, harassment, stalking, as well as loss of property and information.

Bodyguards are generally employed by high profile public figures like politicians, movie stars, professional athletes, and business leaders.

Typical Duties of the Job

• Escort individuals in order to protect them from bodily injury, kidnapping or invasion of privacy

• Assess security threats and provide necessary security measures

• Perform communication protection

• Liaise with other security agents and relevant personnel

• Perform mob screening and control

• Search areas for possible threats

• Prepare travel routes

Scholarships for Becoming a Bodyguard

The Applicable Majors section below shows fields of study relevant to a career as a Bodyguard. You can search for scholarships matched to those fields of study on our Criminal Justice Scholarships and Criminology Scholarships pages.

Success Tip: Be sure to apply for any scholarships that you even barely qualify for, as there are millions of dollars of scholarships that go unused every year due to a lack of applicants