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
29,626
Employers
3,712

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.11Across 20,759 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$77,728Across 490 listings
Average starting payUSD / month
$9,747Across 19 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote
<1%49 listings
Hybrid
<1%52 listings
On-site
5%1,460 listings

Not specified: 95% (28,065 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (14,031), Securitas Security Services (772), GardaWorld (691).

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 Full Time Patrol Inspection

    Allied Universal

    Irvine, CA

    • $22 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 Flex Residential Community

    Allied Universal

    Irvine, CA

    • $23.54 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 Luxury Community Homes

    Allied Universal

    Irvine, CA

    • $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 Office Building Foot Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Irvine, CA

    • $22.05 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 Unarmed Patrol Driver License

    Allied Universal

    San Jose, CA

    • $22.25 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 Unarmed Patrol Systems Operator

    Allied Universal

    San Jose, CA

    • $22.25 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 Unarmed Patrol Area

    Allied Universal

    San Jose, CA

    • $24.9 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 Reception Security Desk

    Allied Universal

    San Jose, CA

    • $28.14 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 Patrol Driver Full Time

    Allied Universal

    San Jose, CA

    • $26.01 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…

  • Premier Security Officer

    GardaWorld

    San Francisco, CA

    • $28 USD / hour

    GardaWorld Security Services is Now Hiring a Concierge Security Officer!

  • Security Guard Part Time Office Building

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $27 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol Credential Accountability in San Francisco, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as C

  • Security Officer Patrol Alarm Panel Readiness

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $27.06 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 Alarm Monitoring Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $24.9 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 Unarmed Perimeter Assessment

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $24.1 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 II

    Sutter Health

    San Francisco, CA

  • Security Officer Part Time Residential Front Desk

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $18.69 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 Logistic Center Entry Screening

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $18.25 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 Bike Patrol - Industrial BID

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $26 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 Commercial Building

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $20.6 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 Museum Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $20.76 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 Retail Foot Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $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 Part Time Museum

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $20.76 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…

  • Unarmed Security Officer Train Station

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $26.79 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 - Milpitas CA - $30/hr

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Milpitas, CA

    • $30 USD / hour
  • Unarmed Security Officer

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Menlo Park, CA

    • $30.31 USD / hour

    Job Category Security, Loss Prevention, Access Control