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 Enhanced Part Time Patrol Access Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    Winston Salem, NC

    • $17.34 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 - Inmate Hospital Watch

    Allied Universal

    Bartow, FL

    • $21.5 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 Guard - Flexible Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Wever, IA

    • $18.86 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 Patrol Customer Relations

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $20.46 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 Day Shift Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Chapel Hill, NC

    • $17.51 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 Deterrence Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Benton Harbor, MI

    • $16 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 - Residential Control Room

    Allied Universal

    Elmhurst, NY

    • $22.56 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard - Residential Control Room, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Government, and more

  • Security Guard Incident Documentation

    Allied Universal

    St.Louis, MO

    • $18.04 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Full Time Patrol Incident Documentation in Saint Louis, MO, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industr

  • Security Officer Enhanced Flex

    Allied Universal

    St.Louis, MO

    • $18.04 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 Management

    Allied Universal

    Shippensburg, PA

    • $17.48 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 Flex Patrol Unarmed

    Allied Universal

    Erlanger, KY

    • $17.11 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

    Herndon, VA

    • $21.63 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 Routine Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Lincoln, NE

    • $20 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 Entry Level Part Time Multiple Shifts

    Allied Universal

    Richmond, VA

    • $14 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 - Day Inspection

    Allied Universal

    West Chester Township, OH

    • $19.5 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 Weekend Overnight Observation

    Allied Universal

    West Chester Township, OH

    • $17.5 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 Unarmed Patrol - Mornings

    Allied Universal

    Reston, VA

    • $23 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 X Ray Screening

    Allied Universal

    Reading, PA

    • $18.99 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 - Overnight Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Petersburg, IN

    • $16.71 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 Patrol Credentialing

    Allied Universal

    Philadelphia, PA

    • $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 - Flex Officer

    Allied Universal

    Manassas, VA

    The Security Professional Branch Flex Officer will serve and safeguard clients across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, education, finance, retail, and more. Join our…

  • Security Officer - Unarmed Patrol Vehicle Operations

    Allied Universal

    Fairfax, VA

    • $18.22 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 Access Screening

    Allied Universal

    Chantilly, VA

    • $22 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 Patrol Assignment

    Allied Universal

    Philadelphia, PA

    • $17.25 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 Experienced Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Sharon Hill, PA

    • $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…