Security guard jobs in the United States (32,954 jobs)

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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 Unarmed Patrol Circuit

    Allied Universal

    Winston Salem, NC

    • $15 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 Financial

    Allied Universal

    Lincoln, RI, RI

    • $21.62 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 - Overnights Weeekend

    Allied Universal

    Alexandria, VA

    • $19.44 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 Part Time - Weekends

    Allied Universal

    Herndon, VA

    • $21.05 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 Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Arlington, VA

    • $21.75 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 - Day Shift

    Allied Universal

    Edgerton, KS

    • $19 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard in Gardner, KS , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Manufacturing & Industrial, and more. As an Access Control

  • Security Officer Part Time Screening Oversight

    Allied Universal

    Kansas City, KS

    • $19.17 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 Driving Patrol Day Shift

    Allied Universal

    Wichita, KS

    • $15.5 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 Patrol Driver - Day Shift

    Allied Universal

    Eugene, OR

    • $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 - Armed - Driving Required

    Allied Universal

    Portland, OR

    • $32.5 USD / hour

    International Protective Service, Inc., an Allied Universal® Company, is hiring an Armed Security Officer. The Armed Security Officer is responsible for the sa

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Site Patrol - Athletic Retail

    Allied Universal

    Portland, OR

    • $19.9 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 Part Time Unarmed Patrol - Weekends

    Allied Universal

    Portland, OR

    • $19.5 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…

  • Armed Security Officer

    Ascension

    DERBY, KS · Derby, KS

  • Lead Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    Santa Barbara, CA

    • $71,957 to $93,549 USD / year

    Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the…

  • Security Officer Retail Shop

    Allied Universal

    East Hampton, NY

    • $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 Power Station Access Verification

    Allied Universal

    Monroe, NY

    • $18 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 Screening Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Blauvelt, NY

    • $16.92 to $17.92 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…

  • Security Guard Local Bank Branch

    Allied Universal

    Shirley, NY

    • $23 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard conducting patrols at a Local Bank Branch in Shirley, NY , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Financial Instit

  • Security Guard - Airport Concourse

    Allied Universal

    Rosedale, NY

    • $21.25 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard - Airport Concourse , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Aero/Defense, and more. As an Unarmed Patrol Officer

  • Overnight Security Officer, Finger Lakes Gaming

    Delaware North

    Farmington, NY

    • $21.25 USD / hour

    Delaware North Gaming is hiring full time and part-time Security Officer to join our team at Finger Lakes Gaming in Farmington, New York. As a Security Guard, you will maintain a safe and…

  • Overnight Security Guard, Hamburg Gaming

    Delaware North

    Hamburg, NY

    • $16.5 to $18.2 USD / hour

    Delaware North Gaming is searching for a part-time Overnight Security Guard to join our team at Hamburg Gaming in Hamburg, New York. As an Overnight Security Guard, you will work under the…

  • Security Guard Flex Patrol Assignment Mobility

    Allied Universal

    The Bronx, NY

    • $18.62 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 Health Clinic Patrol

    Allied Universal

    The Bronx, NY

    • $20.3 to $21.3 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 Residential Complex

    Allied Universal

    The Bronx, NY

    • $17 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard conducting rounds at a residential complex in the West Farms section of the Bronx , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries

  • Security Guard I - Full Time - Security

    NYU Langone Medical Center

    Patchogue, NY

    • $63,094.28 USD / year
    • Full-time