Security guard jobs in the United States

Find security guard jobs across the United States. Choose a place, compare current openings and read the employer’s requirements.

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs
31,784
Employers
3,767

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.10Across 22,572 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,478Across 574 listings
Average starting payUSD / month
$10,879Across 16 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote
<1%55 listings
Hybrid
<1%52 listings
On-site
5%1,509 listings

Not specified: 95% (30,168 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (15,648), Securitas Security Services (800), GardaWorld (716).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Security guard jobs in the United States

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  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Driver Patrol Inspection

    Allied Universal

    Gilroy, CA

    • $20 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol Observation

    Allied Universal

    Hawthorne, CA

    • $21.95 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol Observation in Hawthorne, CA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries s

  • Security Officer Patrol Driver for Convenience Stores

    Allied Universal

    San Pedro, CA

    • $20 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Full Time TSA Issued TWIC Verification Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Linden, NJ

    • $27.15 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Full Time Incident Response

    Allied Universal

    Somerset, NJ

    • $21 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer - Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Logan, WV

    • $13 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer - Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Mount Storm, WV

    • $16.56 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer - Badge Screening

    Allied Universal

    Winfield, WV

    • $17.39 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Patrol Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Auburn, WA

    • $22.87 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Guard Full Time Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Auburn, WA

    • $22.87 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Patrol in Auburn, WA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Aero/Defense, an

  • Security Guard - Part Time Cemetery Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $19 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer- Parking Lot Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Long Beach, CA

    • $20 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Full Time Licensed Driver Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Pampa, TX

    • $19 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Route Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Amarillo, TX

    • $15 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Unarmed Patrol Presence

    Allied Universal

    Hereford, TX

    • $15 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Armed Security Officer Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Yakima, WA

    • $25 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Part Time Driver

    Allied Universal

    Bordentown, NJ

    • $19.5 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Flex (Unarmed)

    Tarian

    Pasadena, TX

    • $15.94 USD / hour

    …inclusive and dynamic environment. You will provide direct security and related public…

  • Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

    CACI

    Annapolis Junction, MD · MD · Jessup

    Job Title: Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

  • Security Officer-Broadway (Sun-Thurs) (6 am- 2 pm)

    Kennedy Krieger Institute

    Baltimore, MD

    The Security Officer I is responsible for the safety and security of all patients, employees, contractors, trainees, vendors, and visitors, utilizing Institute facilities. The incumbent…

  • Armed Security Officer (88699)

    INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS INC

    Federal Way, WA

    • $45.52 USD / hour

    We are actively hiring for full-time security guards – could you be a good fit? Apply today!

  • Security Officer | Overnight

    Hyatt

    DFW Airport, TX

    Come be part of our Rooms team as the Overnight Security Officer at the Hyatt Regency DFW located across from Terminal C of the DFW Airport. The Hyatt Regency DFW features 811 guestrooms…

  • Security Officer - Unarmed Incumbent

    Allied Universal

    Phoenix, AZ

    • $20 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Commercial Real Estate, Heal

  • Security Officer Hotel Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Boston, MA

    • $23.5 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer

    E.K.G. Security, Inc

    Norcross, GA

    • Up to $16.5 USD / hour

    Step into an important role with EKG Security as a full-time Security Officer in Norcross, Georgia, where your commitment will help protect people and property. Earn $16.50 per hour working…