Security guard jobs in the United States (32,954 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
32,954
Employers
3,829

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.09Across 23,422 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,504Across 580 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%1,563 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,281 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,277), 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 Swing Shift

    Allied Universal

    San Juan Capistrano, CA

    • $22.39 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 Residential Full Time Entry Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    La Jolla, CA

    • $23 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 Residential Morning Vehicle Driver

    Allied Universal

    La Jolla, CA

    • $24 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 Flex Schedule - Armed Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    Lakewood, CA

    • $21.02 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 Driver Incident Coordination

    Allied Universal

    Perris, CA

    • $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 Spanish Communication Services

    Allied Universal

    Perris, CA

    • $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 Part Time Access Permissions

    Allied Universal

    Santa Fe Springs, CA

    • $19 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 Guard Part Time Driver Patrol Service

    Allied Universal

    Gardena, CA

    • $19 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Driver Patrol Service in Gardena, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries. Join a leading team where flexibi

  • Security Officer Bank Flex

    Allied Universal

    Palm Desert, CA

    • $22.25 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 Medical Facility

    Allied Universal

    Chino Hills, CA

    • $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 Bank Institution

    Allied Universal

    Venice, CA

    • $20.5 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 Enhanced Perimeter Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    Hesperia, CA

    • $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 Officer, Per Diem - Central Coast Community Clinics

    UCLA Health

    Atascadero, CA

    • $38.82 USD / hour

    In this position, you will protect and guard all assets, staff, patients, and vis

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Reception Guest Services

    Allied Universal

    Beverly Hills, CA

    • $20.9 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 Spanish Communication Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Pomona, CA

    • $19 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 for Grocery Store

    Allied Universal

    Inglewood, CA

    • $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 Guard - Highrise Concierge

    GardaWorld

    Burbank, CA

    • $21.95 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Concierge Security Guard?

  • Security Officer Armed Guard Card Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Fremont, CA

    • $22 USD / hour

    As a Security Officer Armed Guard Card Patrol in Fremont, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tech/Media/Telecom, and more. As

  • Security Guard Armed California Weapons Permit

    Allied Universal

    Fremont, CA

    • $22 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Armed California Weapons Permit in Fremont, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tech/Media/Telecom, and mo

  • Security Officer Patrol Building Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Santa Ana, CA

    • $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 Part Time Retail Store

    Allied Universal

    Stockton, CA

    • $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 Commercial Bulding

    Allied Universal

    El Segundo, CA

    • $20.7 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 Business Property

    Allied Universal

    El Segundo, CA

    • $20.7 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 Government Building

    Allied Universal

    Costa Mesa, CA

    • $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 Full Time Lobby Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Menlo Park, CA

    • $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…