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 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…

  • Security Officer Patrol Perimeter Checks

    Allied Universal

    Riverside, CA

    • $18.5 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 Unarmed Patrol Site Security

    Allied Universal

    Riverside, CA

    • $18.52 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 II, Per Diem

    Sutter Health

    Oakland, CA

    • $30.35 to $42.48 USD / hour
  • Security Officer Unarmed Patrol Risk Observer

    Allied Universal

    Palo Alto, CA

    • $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 Unarmed Patrol Property Awareness

    Allied Universal

    Sunnyvale, CA

    • $27.55 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 - Construction Patrol

    GardaWorld

    San Jose, CA

    • $23.5 USD / hour

    GardaWorld Security Services is Now Hiring a Security Guard - Construction Patrol!

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Retail Store

    Allied Universal

    Sacramento, CA

    • $22.32 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 Mobile Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Sacramento, CA

    • $22.6 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 Survey

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $26.45 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 Full Time Corporate Site Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $21.75 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Corporate Site Patrol in San Diego, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Commercial Real Estate,

  • Security Officer Full Time - Aerospace Company

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $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 Full Time Pharmacy Store Front

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $22.32 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 Corporate Financial Building

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, 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 Housing Complex Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, 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 Bike Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, 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…

  • Seasonal Security Officer

    at Marriott

    Park City, UT

  • Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Dalton, GA

    • $13.52 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol in Dalton, GA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Transpor

  • Security Officer - Healthcare Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Niceville, FL

    • $18.49 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 Part Time Driver Entry Authorization

    Allied Universal

    Monroe, MI

    • $16.4 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 Reception

    Allied Universal

    Knoxville, TN

    • $14.5 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 Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Vonore, TN

    • $15.5 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 Part Time Patrol Presence

    Allied Universal

    Knoxville, TN

    • $18.15 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 Perimeter Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Prince George, VA

    • $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 Officer Emergency Medical Response

    Allied Universal

    Columbus, GA

    • $19.61 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…