Security guard jobs in the United States (32,535 jobs)

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
32,535
Employers
3,838

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.10Across 23,172 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,652Across 584 listings
Average starting payUSD / month
$11,223Across 15 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote
<1%58 listings
Hybrid
<1%53 listings
On-site
5%1,568 listings

Not specified: 95% (30,856 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,145), Securitas Security Services (799), GardaWorld (738).

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 - 39916

    Harvard Protection Services, LLC

    Chicago, IL

    • $20 USD / hour

    Harvard Protection Services is one of the fastest growing, privately owned providers of high-quality security services in the United States. Our reputation has been earned among our…

  • Security Officer - 39915

    Harvard Protection Services, LLC

    Elk Grove Village, IL

    • $20 USD / hour

    Harvard Protection Services is one of the fastest growing, privately owned providers of high-quality security services in the United States. Our reputation has been earned among our…

  • Security Officer Associate

    Corewell Health Corporate

    Big Rapids, MI · Reed City, MI

    The Security Officer is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all patients, visitors, staff, and hospital property. This role involves patrolling buildings and surrounding…

  • Security Guard PRN

    Coffee Regional Medical C

    Douglas, GA

    Secures, unlocks and protects hospital buildings. Responds to security needs of hospital personnel.

  • Security Officer Full Time Patrol Operations

    Allied Universal

    Grand Rapids, MI

    • $18.33 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 Visitor Registration

    Allied Universal

    Newville, PA

    • $18.54 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 Patrol Security

    Allied Universal

    Harrisburg, PA

    • $20.55 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 Enhanced Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Albuquerque, NM

    • $18.55 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…

  • Unarmed Security Officer

    THE LOSS PREVENTION GROUP, INC.

    Arlington, VA

    • $20 to $22 USD / hour

    At Metro One LPSG, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service-driven approach. We are proud to provide top-tier security and loss prevention services to our valued…

  • Security Officer Full Time Patrol Log

    Allied Universal

    Albuquerque, NM

    • $18 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 Driver Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Archbald, PA

    • $18.22 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 Services

    Allied Universal

    Honolulu, HI

    • $21.5 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 Campus Patrol Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Glendale, 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 Full Time Armed Patrol Response

    Allied Universal

    Harrisburg, PA

    • $23.35 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 Guard Foot Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Seekonk, MA, MA

    • $18.69 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Foot Patrol in Seekonk, MA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Lo

  • Security Guard Property Protection

    Allied Universal

    Newport, RI

    • $21.22 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 High School Campus Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Glendale, 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 School Campus Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Glendale, 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 Hazard Recognition

    Allied Universal

    Brockton, MA, MA

    • $18.85 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 Armed Act235 Armed Government Facility

    Allied Universal

    State College, PA

    • $29.8 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 Armed Act235 Required Government Sites

    Allied Universal

    Lebanon, PA

    • $31.2 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 Armed Government Sites Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Reading, PA

    • $31.2 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 Armed Government Complex ACT235 Required

    Allied Universal

    Selinsgrove, PA

    • $29.8 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 Armed ACT 235 Required

    Allied Universal

    Harrisburg, PA

    • $31.2 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 Armed ACT 235 Required

    Allied Universal

    Harrisburg, PA

    • $31.2 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…