Security guard jobs in the United States (32,927 jobs)

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Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs
32,927
Employers
3,834

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.09Across 23,399 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,623Across 583 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%57 listings
Hybrid
<1%53 listings
On-site
5%1,564 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,253 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,250), Securitas Security Services (797), GardaWorld (737).

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 Unarmed Security Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Mobeetie, 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 Part Time Level III Armed Patrol Security

    Allied Universal

    Mobeetie, TX

    • $25 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 Patrol Access Screening

    Allied Universal

    Mobeetie, TX

    • $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 Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Fort Worth, TX

    • $17.5 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Unarmed Route Patrol Driver in Fort Worth, TX, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as A

  • Security Officer Alarm Panel

    Allied Universal

    Fort Worth, TX

    • $20.09 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

    Allied Universal

    Dallas, TX

    • $18.5 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 Unarmed Patrol - Financial Headquarters

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $20.95 to $21.95 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 Customer Service - Financial Headquarters

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $20.95 to $21.95 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Patrol Customer Service in New York, NY, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such

  • Security Officer Part Time Front Desk - Commercial Building

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17 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 Part Time Front Desk - Commercial BuildingReceptionist

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17 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 Part Time Unarmed - Global Shipping Company

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17 to $18 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 Part Time Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Edmond, OK

    • $17 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 Enhanced Part Time Computer Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Harrodsburg, KY

    • $18.9 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 Part Time Unarmed Patrol Customer Engagement

    Allied Universal

    La Grange, KY

    • $17 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…

  • Master Transportation Security Officer - Security Training Instructor

    Transportation Security Administration

    Hebron, KY

    Summary Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities…

  • Security Officer Screening Intake Specialist

    Allied Universal

    Louisville, KY

    • $17.33 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 Security Operations

    Allied Universal

    Louisville, KY

    • $17.58 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

    Casa De Las Campanas

    Charlotte, NC

    • $15 to $16 USD / hour
  • Security Guard - Auto Auction (First Shift)

    AAAG-Ohio LLC

    OBETZ, OH

    • $16 to $18 USD / hour

    The Security Guard oversees site security operations to protect employees, customers, assets, and facilities while supporting a safe and controlled environment during auction operations.…

  • Unarmed Security Officer (Corporate Building)

    Doyle Security Services, Inc.

    New York, NY

    • Up to $19.06 USD / hour

    Doyle Security Services (DSS) is a leading provider of customized security solutions and investigative services. Our team focuses on protecting our clients' people, property, and peace of…

  • Unarmed Security Officer (Corporate Building)

    Doyle Security Services, Inc.

    New York, NY

    • Up to $19.06 USD / hour

    Doyle Security Services (DSS) is a leading provider of customized security solutions and investigative services. Our team focuses on protecting our clients' people, property, and peace of…

  • Unarmed Security Officer (Corporate Building)

    Doyle Security Services, Inc.

    New York, NY

    • Up to $19 USD / hour

    Doyle Security Services (DSS) is a leading provider of customized security solutions and investigative services. Our team focuses on protecting our clients' people, property, and peace of…

  • Armed Security Officer - MUST BE RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT

    Doyle Security Services, Inc.

    PHILADELPHIA, PA

    • From $30 USD / hour

    Doyle Security Services (DSS) is a leading provider of customized security solutions and investigative services. Our team focuses on protecting our clients' people, property, and peace of…

  • Event Security Officer

    at Marriott

    Lake Buena Vista, FL · Orlando, FL

  • 📢Retail Security Officer

    Marksman Security LLC

    Frisco, TX

    • From $16 USD / hour

    Marksman Security is built on serving our clients and building careers – just like yours. We are trusted by some of the most well-known companies and properties in the country while…