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
29,801
Employers
3,723

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.10Across 20,938 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%1,459 listings

Not specified: 95% (28,241 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (14,194), Securitas Security Services (771), GardaWorld (695).

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 Guard - Part Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Arlington, VA

    • $21.75 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

    Allied Universal

    Arlington, VA

    • $21.75 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 Visitor Identity Screening

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $17.5 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 Access Coordination

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $17.34 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 Reception Access Coordinator

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $16.25 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- Unarmed

    Allied Universal

    Baytown, TX

    • $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 - Full Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Sterling, VA

    • $23.18 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 Part Time Unarmed Patrol Operations

    Allied Universal

    Louisville, KY

    • $18.57 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 Unarmed Patrol Escort

    Allied Universal

    Washington, DC

    • $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 - Part Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Fairfax, VA

    • $21 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 Screener

    Allied Universal

    Leesburg, VA

    • $26.06 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 Hospital Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Nashville, TN

    • $20.2 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 Guard- Weekend Shift

    Shenandoah Valley Organic, LLC

    Harrisonburg, VA

    • $20 USD / hour

    The Security Guard helps protect Farmer Focus team members, visitors, facilities, products, and operations by main

  • Security Officer Part Time Status Reporting

    Allied Universal

    Bedford Park, IL

    • $18.5 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 Full Time Front Desk

    Allied Universal

    Kankakee, IL

    • $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 Unarmed Patrol Key Custody

    Allied Universal

    Chicago, IL

    • $19.75 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…

  • Concierge Security Officer - F04 REQUIRED

    GardaWorld

    Manhattan, NY

    • $20 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Security Guard in a Concierge post?

  • Part-time Security Guard - Auto Auction

    Americas Auto Auction Toledo Inc

    Perrysburg, OH

    • $17 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    The Part-Time Security Guard responsible for maintaining a safe, secure environment for employees, customers, and auction operations through facility monitoring, patrols, and incident…

  • Security Officer Full Time Patrol Compliance Inspection

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17.87 to $18.87 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 Entry Control

    Allied Universal

    Doral, FL

    • $16.44 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 Flex

    Allied Universal

    Land O Lakes, FL

    • $23.25 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 Spanish Visitor Registration

    Allied Universal

    Miami, FL

    • $16.26 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 Part Time Perimeter Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Doral, FL

    • $16 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 Driver Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    Miami, FL

    • $22.26 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 Part Time Unarmed Patrol Experience

    Allied Universal

    Washington, DC

    • $24 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…