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 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…

  • Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    Thief River Falls, MN

    • $74,678 to $97,087 USD / year

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism;…

  • Security Officer - Vehicle Patrol Mall

    Allied Universal

    Grand Rapids, MI

    • $18.25 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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Vehicle Patrol Operations

    Allied Universal

    Detroit, MI

    • $18.5 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 Part Time Licensed Driver

    Allied Universal

    Detroit, MI

    • $17.5 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 Part Time Gatehouse Attendant

    Allied Universal

    Lansing, MI

    • $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 (Detroit Branch)

    Teachout Security Solutions

    Auburn Hills, MI

    Teachout Security Solutions is setting the standard in uniformed officer security. We provide uniformed security officers for educational, institutional, financial, retail, industrial,…

  • Security Officer (Jackson Branch)

    Teachout Security Solutions

    Ann Arbor, MI

    • From $15 USD / hour

    Teachout Security Solutions is setting the standard in uniformed officer security. We provide uniformed security officers for educational, institutional, financial, retail, industrial,…

  • Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    Cedar Rapids, IA

    • $46,105 to $56,844 USD / year

    Transportation Security Officers are responsible for providing security and protection of travelers across all transportation sectors in a courteous and professional manner. Their duties…

  • Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    Green Bay, WI

    • $74,678 to $97,087 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 1

    St. Luke's Health System

    Twin Falls, ID

  • Security Officer 2 - Central Plaza

    St. Luke's Health System

    Boise, ID

  • Security Officer

    Freeport-McMoRan

    Bayard, NM

  • Security Officer - FT Evenings

    Community Health Systems

    Las Cruces, NM

    Seeking a full-time Security Officer working the evening shit to support our Security department at Mountain View Regional Medical Center, located at 4311 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM.

  • Security Officer Full Time Route Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Albuquerque, NM

    • $18.55 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 Spanish Language Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Albuquerque, NM

    • $19.95 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 Guard Morning Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Albuquerque, NM

    • $20.15 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Morning Patrol in Albuquerque, NM , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tech/Media/Telecom, and more. Join a le

  • Security Officer Part Time Monitor Respond Investigate

    Allied Universal

    Northampton, PA

    • $18.03 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 Computer Use Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Bethlehem, PA

    • $19.5 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 Metal Detection Screening Truck Gate

    Allied Universal

    Frackville, PA

    • $17.5 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 Threat Recognition

    Allied Universal

    Bridgeport, PA

    • $17.92 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 Access Authorization

    Allied Universal

    Fairless Hills, PA

    • $20.5 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…