Security guard jobs in the United States (32,927 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
32,927
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 Pharmaceutical Site Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Cambridge, MA

    • $22.75 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

    Boston, MA

    • $24.28 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 Experience

    Allied Universal

    Elizabeth, NJ

    • $22.66 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 Badge Services

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $26 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 Courtesy

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $24.16 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 Armed Incident Response Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $28.9 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 Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Westborough, MA

    • $20.44 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 Access Systems

    Allied Universal

    Fort Worth, TX

    • $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 Screening Compliance

    Allied Universal

    Mesquite, TX

    • $16.82 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

    Citadel Security USA

    Las Vegas, NV

    • $19 to $20 USD / hour

    Citadel Security USA is seeking a professional and dependable Armed Security Officer to help protect people, property, and valuable assets at an assigned location in Las Vegas. This position

  • Overnight Security Guard - PT Weekends

    Franciscan Ministries

    Chicago, IL

    • $18 to $20 USD / hour
  • Commissioned School Security Officer

    Bryant Public Schools

    Bryant, AR

    FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Reports To: District Security Coordinator

  • Security Officer Overnight

    at Marriott

    Pittsburgh, PA

  • Security Officer

    SSM Health Care of Wisconsin, Inc.

    United States

    Security Officers help maintain a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and caregivers by monitoring facilities, responding to emergencies, and assisting with de-escalation sit

  • Security Officer - Full Time Unarmed Patrol Alarm Panel Operator

    Allied Universal

    Bristow, VA

    • $23.36 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…

  • Armed Security Officer: Stuart's Draft, Virginia

    Walden Security

    Stuarts Draft, VA

    Our Security Officers protect the Industrial or Commercial property of our clients against fire, vandalism and illegal entry.

  • Security Officer Clearance Required Perimeter Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    Lorton, VA

    • $26.92 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 DoD Security Clearance Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Lorton, VA

    • $26.92 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

    MTC

    Waimanalo, HI

    • $22 USD / hour
  • Security Officer, Substitute

    MTC

    Makawao, HI

    • $23 USD / hour

    What you will be doing: You’ll be responsible for performing guard and patrol duties in assigned areas to protect life and property against theft, misappropriation, and disasters in co

  • Security Officer Unarmed Full Time Afternoons

    Allied Universal

    Henrico, VA

    • $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 Full Time Admission Screening

    Allied Universal

    Chester, VA

    • $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 - Hospital Mobile Security Guard

    Allied Universal

    Leesburg, VA

    • $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 Unarmed Patrol CPR Readiness

    Allied Universal

    Leesburg, VA

    • $23.11 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 Reception Services

    Allied Universal

    Dulles, VA

    • $23.67 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…