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 Full Time TWIC Access Control

    Allied Universal

    El Segundo, CA

    • $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 - Grocery Store Observation

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $18.47 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 Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Seattle, WA

    • $24.9 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 Enhanced Part Time Badge Administration

    Allied Universal

    Bloomsburg, PA

    • $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 - Flex Vehicle Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Sacramento, CA

    • $20.9 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

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $23.25 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 - Gatehouse

    Allied Universal

    Waddell, AZ

    • $21.49 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 Access Control Driver

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $20.5 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 Armed - Full Time

    Allied Universal

    Columbia, SC

    • $18.78 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 Experienced Unarmed Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    West Columbia, SC

    • $18 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 Distribution Center

    Allied Universal

    Lathrop, CA

    • $20 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

    Allied Universal

    North Charleston, SC

    • $22 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 Unarmed

    Allied Universal

    North Charleston, SC

    • $22 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 - Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Rancho Cordova, CA

    • $21.1 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 Entry Processing

    Allied Universal

    Stockton, CA

    • $18.6 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 Flex Variable Shift Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Stockton, CA

    • $20.13 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 - Full Time

    Allied Universal

    Spartanburg, SC

    • $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…

  • Overnight Safety & Security Officer [YR]

    SongTeller Hotel

    Nashville, TN

    • $24 USD / hour

    Herschend is seeking a steadfast and discerning Safety & Security Officer to help our newest hospitality venture, Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel, located in the heart of Downtown…

  • Weekend Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Fostoria, OH

    • $16.5 USD / hour

    Prior security/customer service experience a plus

  • Campus Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Bluffton, OH

    • $17 USD / hour

    Prior security/customer service experience a plus

  • Weekend Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Alexandria, PA

    • $15 USD / hour

    Prior security/customer service experience a plus

  • Temporary Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Santa Fe, NM · Taos, NM · Espanola, NM

    • $20 USD / hour

    The Security Officer helps maintain a safe and secure environment for our clients by actively monitoring the premises, including access control and patrolling a variety of locations. They…

  • Access Control Security Officer - Screener

    Securitas Security Services

    Long Beach, CA

    Securitas is a global company that offers the most advanced and sustainable security solutions in the industry. We are located in 47 countries and have 355,000 employees worldwide a

  • Security Officer - Patrol

    GardaWorld

    Albuquerque, NM

    • $19 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Security Guard in a Concierge post?

  • Unarmed Security Guard

    Advanced Professional Security

    Phoenix, AZ

    • $19 to $20 USD / hour

    Advanced Professional Security (APS) is looking for a new dedicated team member(s) to fill our clients’ high demands and even higher expectations. Are you prompt, dependable, professional…