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 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…

  • Security Officer Dispatch Communications Desk

    Allied Universal

    Dulles, VA

    • $27 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 Routine Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Williamsburg, VA

    • $18.72 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

    General Dynamics Information Technology

    Falls Church, VA

    • $25.63 to $28.2 USD / hour

    Ensure Compliance,Physical Security,Security Information

  • Security Officer - Full Time Unarmed Patrol Communications

    Allied Universal

    Ashburn, VA

    • $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 - Unarmed Patrol First Aid Certification

    Allied Universal

    Ashburn, VA

    • $23.36 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 Access Badging

    Allied Universal

    Ashburn, VA

    • $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 Emergency Support

    Allied Universal

    Ashburn, VA

    • $23.36 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 Hospital Morgue Access Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Sterling, VA

    • $22.71 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…

  • Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

    CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.

    Fairfax, VA

  • Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol Incident Documentation

    Allied Universal

    Chesapeake, VA

    • $19 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol Incident Documentation in Chesapeake, VA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tech/Me

  • Security Officer Full Time Armed Protective Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Newport News, VA

    • $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 - Part Time Patrol Mobility

    Allied Universal

    Reston, VA

    • $23.11 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 - Flex

    Allied Universal

    Chantilly, VA

    • $20.5 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 with Active Clearance

    Allied Universal

    McLean, VA

    • $27.85 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 DoD Secret Security Clearance Patrol

    Allied Universal

    McLean, VA

    • $26.92 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…

  • Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) - Senior

    CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.

    Arlington, VA

    CGI Federal has an exciting opportunity for an ISSO within our Intel sector advancing the national security mission through cutting edge technology. You must have a passion for keeping pace…

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol Security Clearance Readiness

    Allied Universal

    Arlington, VA

    • $28.39 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…