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 (Operations)

    Security America Inc.

    Follansbee, WV

    About Security America, Inc.- Local West Virginia Family-Owned Company!!

  • Security Officer (Operations)

    Security America Inc.

    Morgantown, WV

    About Security America, Inc.- Local West Virginia Family-Owned Company!!

  • Security Guard (Operations)

    Security America Inc.

    Charleston, WV

    About Security America, Inc.- Local West Virginia Family-Owned Company!!

  • Security Officer - Asset Protection Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Clayton, IN

    • $17.77 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 Manufacturing

    Allied Universal

    Lawrenceburg, IN

    • $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 Officer - Walking Patrol

    Allied Universal

    South Bend, IN

    • $18.2 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 - Badge Control

    Allied Universal

    South Bend, IN

    • $18.2 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…

  • Building Security Officer - Female BFOQ Assignment

    South Bend Empowerment Zone

    South Bend, IN

    • $20 USD / hour

    Position Title: Building Security Officer - Female BFOQ Assignment

  • Security Officer - Perimeter Walkthrough

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $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 - Roving Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $18.8 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 - Material Analysis

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $17.22 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…

  • Information Systems Security Officer, Classified Cybersecurity - Clearance Required

    Lockheed Martin

    Colorado Springs, CO · Colorado Springs

    The Cybersecurity Specialist will partner with the security team, program, and government customers to perform as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) at the Wooten facility in…

  • Master Transportation Security Officer-Security Training Instructor

    Transportation Security Administration

    San Jose, CA

    • $77,161 to $100,315 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…

  • Junior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) MDX - SSFB/HSV

    Amentum

    Redstone Arsenal, AL

    Position Title: Junior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

  • Security Officer Flex Shift Coverage Driver

    Allied Universal

    Cullman, AL

    • $15.8 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 Driver Incident Response Clearance Required

    Allied Universal

    Huntsville, AL

    • $21.21 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 Security Clearance Customer Service

    Allied Universal

    Huntsville, AL

    • $18.93 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 Variable Shift Unarmed Patrol Security Clearance

    Allied Universal

    Huntsville, AL

    • $21.43 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 Driver Security Clearance

    Allied Universal

    Huntsville, AL

    • $21.21 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 Security Clearance

    Allied Universal

    Huntsville, AL

    • $20.6 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 Clearance Patrol Reporting

    Allied Universal

    Huntsville, AL

    • $20.46 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 Experienced Driver Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Montgomery, AL

    • $17.93 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…

  • Armed Security Officer- Full Time (MOBI200)

    SEI, Inc. Security

    Mobile, AL

    • $15 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Security Engineers is a respected provider of contract security services, operating across multiple States. With our headquarters in Alabama and strategically located Branch Offices…

  • Security Officer Flex Unarmed Patrol Rotation

    Allied Universal

    Northampton, PA

    • $18.36 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 Interior Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Belleville, MI

    • $21.5 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…