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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed

    Allied Universal

    Bluffton, SC

    • $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 Entrance Verification

    Allied Universal

    West Columbia, SC

    • $14 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 Entry Verification

    Allied Universal

    West Columbia, SC

    • $14 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 Part Time - Entry Access

    Allied Universal

    Blythewood, SC

    • $16.5 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 Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Tustin, CA

    • $21 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 Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Irvine, CA

    • $20.86 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 TWIC Credentialing

    Allied Universal

    Long Beach, CA

    • $22.5 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 Full Time Unarmed Mall Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Lakewood, CA

    • $18.75 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 Officer - Special Response

    GardaWorld

    San Francisco, CA

    • $19 to $33 USD / hour

    GardaWorld Security Services is Now Hiring a Response Security Officer!

  • Security Officer Flex Driver Rapid Deployment

    Allied Universal

    Compton, CA

    • $19.2 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 II

    Erickson Living

    Parkville, MD

    • $19 to $21 USD / hour

    Join our team as a Security and Emergency Services Officer II (EMR/EMT) at our gated retirement community. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing our Security and Emergency…

  • Security Officer Distribution Center Building Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Hagerstown, MD

    • $18.57 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 Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Rockville, MD

    • $20 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 Building

    Allied Universal

    Rockville, MD

    • $21.95 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 Warehouse Screening Compliance

    Allied Universal

    Baltimore, MD

    • $21.89 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 Patrol Bank

    Allied Universal

    Baltimore, MD

    • $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…

  • Information Systems Security Officer, Level 2

    WOOD Federal Solutions

    Laurel, MD

    This position requires all candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess an active TS/SCI Security Clearance with a Polygraph.

  • Event Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Newport News, VA · Yorktown, VA · Williamsburg, VA · Hampton, VA

    • $20 to $21 USD / hour
  • Manufacturing Facility Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Buffalo, WV

    • $16.27 USD / hour

    Prior security/customer service experience a plus

  • Entry Level Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Manheim, PA · Lancaster, PA · Elizabethtown, PA

    • $17.5 USD / hour

    Are you interested in being part of our Security Team?

  • Armed Security Guard (Security)

    Inner Parish Security Corporation

    Saint Martinville, LA

    • $10 USD / hour

    From our beginning in 1977, IPSC offered security officer patrols, and since then, we have expanded our offerings to include a number of security related services. Whether you are looking…

  • Armed Security Guards Wanted! - North Little Rock, AR

    Premier Protective Security

    N. Little Rock, AR

    • $18.5 USD / hour

    Seeking Armed Security Guards in North Little Rock, AR!

  • Event Security Officer - NYC

    NFM & J LP

    New York, NY

    About Us: United Security delivers integrated security solutions for high-profile businesses, properties, and events. With nearly 100 years of experience, we’ve built a reputation as one of…

  • Armed Security Officer: Valdez Marine Terminal

    DUS Website

    Valdez, AK · Glennallen, AK · Fairbanks, AK

    Security Officers provide protection of work site's personnel and assets from events such as assault, theft, vandalism, harassment, and other disruptive incidents at the Valdez Marine…

  • Security Guard

    City of Lincoln/Lancaster County

    Lincoln, NE

    • $27.28 to $34.94 USD / hour