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 - Corporate Facility Patrol

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $18.85 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 - Evening Corporate Property Patrol

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $18.85 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…

  • Lead Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    Allentown, PA

    • $72,737 to $94,563 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…

  • Lead Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    Charlottesville, VA

    • $61,722 to $80,243 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 Part Time - Financial Building

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $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 Part Time Residential Building Patrol

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $21.2 to $22.2 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 Educational Part Time Patrol Observer

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $20.4 to $21.4 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 - Corporate Bank Tower Part Time

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $21.52 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 - Financial Building Patrol Credential Services

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17 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 Driver - Financial Company

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $28 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 NYS Patrol Assurance

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17.87 to $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 Guard Full Time Patrol - Global Shipping Company

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17 to $18 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Patrol Operations in New York, NY , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Logistics & Distribution, and

  • Security Officer Corporate Lobby Access Patrol

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $24 to $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 Flex Licensed Patrol - Commercial Building

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17.81 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 - Financial Building

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $27 to $28 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 - Financial Company

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $20.95 to $21.95 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 TWIC Verification - Utility Company

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $17.97 to $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 - Organic Food Market

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $19.48 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 Full Time - Residential Building

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $27 to $28 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 Part Time Patrol Coordination

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $21 to $22.2 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 Patrol Security Presence

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $20.4 to $21.4 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…

  • Global Security - Security Officer

    JPMorgan Chase

    New York, NY

    At JPMorganChase, the safety of our employees, clients, and assets is a top priority - and our Global Security team is at the heart of making that happen. I

  • Security Officer

    Covenant Learning Solutions LLC

    Jacksonville, FL

    This position serves as a Security Officer, also known as a Mobile Advisor, and is an hourly, non-exempt role reporting to the Safety, Security, and Transportation Manager.

  • Lead Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    San Luis Obispo, 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…

  • Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    Colorado Springs, CO

    • $76,650 to $99,650 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…