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.
Counted
Hiring at a glance
View jobs- 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
Added
Security Officer Unarmed Patrol Threat Recognition
Allied Universal
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…
Added
Security Officer Full Time Access Authorization
Allied Universal
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…
Added
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
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;…
Added
Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
Transportation Security Officers are responsible for providing security and protection of travelers across all transportation sectors in a courteous and professional manner. Their duties…
Added
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
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…
Added
Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
Transportation Security Officers are responsible for providing security and protection of travelers across all transportation sectors in a courteous and professional manner. Their duties…
Added
Lead Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
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…
Added
Security Guard
Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM)
Added
Lead Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
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…
Added
Lead Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
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…
Added
Lead Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
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…
Added
Security Guard (Instructor)
ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Added
Security Guard (Instructor)
ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Added
Lead Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) - Post-Quantum Cryptography
Lumen
At Lumen, you’ll work on infrastructure customers rely on today and build for what’s next, where performance, security, and resilience matter.
Added
Security Officer - Twin Lakes Medical Center
Owensboro Health, Inc.
| | Status: Full Time - 0.9 FTE (72 hours per pay period) | Entity: Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | Department: Safety & Security
Added
Security Officer, per diem
Beth Israel Lahey Health
…employee and patient satisfaction by professionally providing security services in collaboration with all hospital departments to enhance the hospital environment and…
Added
Security Officer Insurance Company
Allied Universal
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…
Added
Security Officer Delivery Company
Allied Universal
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…
Added
Security Officer
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill
Added
Added
Added
Added
Added
Security Officer Data Center Rover Full Time
Allied Universal
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…
Added
Security Officer - Property Patrol Flex
Allied Universal
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…