Security guard jobs in the United States (33,060 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
33,060
Employers
3,831

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.11Across 23,532 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,587Across 579 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%1,557 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,393 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,361), Securitas Security Services (799), GardaWorld (739).

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 - Afternoon Shift

    Toledo Zoo

    Toledo, OH

    …organization where you can work and have fun at the same time. Our Security department is currently seeking a Part Time Security Officer who is passionate about learning new things and…

  • Security Officer Flex Visitor Authorization

    Allied Universal

    Lakeland, FL

    • $17.14 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 Spanish Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Houston, TX

    • $17 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 Hospital Mortuary Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Corpus Christi, TX

    • $16.45 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 Visitor Screening

    Allied Universal

    Del Rio, TX

    • $10.5 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 Services

    Allied Universal

    Corpus Christi, TX

    • $15.24 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 Mobile Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Humble, TX

    • $17.25 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 Armed Driving Specialist

    Allied Universal

    Houston, TX

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Armed Patrol Driver Licensing

    Allied Universal

    Houston, TX

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Armed Patrol Response

    Allied Universal

    Houston, TX

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Armed Driver Texas Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Brookshire, TX

    • $17.25 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 Flex Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Long Island City, NY

    • $18.87 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 - Hospital

    Allied Universal

    Brevard, NC

    • $17.85 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 - Hospital 12HR Shifts

    Allied Universal

    Asheville, NC

    • $21.68 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 - Hospital

    Allied Universal

    Derry, NH

    • $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 - Hospital - Full Time

    Allied Universal

    Brevard, NC

    • $17.85 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…

  • Response Security Officer - Access Control

    GardaWorld

    Franklin, IN

    • $19 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Response Security Guard?

  • Surveillance Security Guard - Access Control

    GardaWorld

    Plainfield, IN

    • $17.75 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Surveillance Security Guard?

  • Security Officer Supervisor | All Shifts | $25-$27/hr

    Securitas Security Services

    Boston, MA

    The Security Supervisor is responsible for overseeing Security Officers and Lead Officers at assigned client site(s). This role ensures all security operations run smoothly, post orders are…

  • Security Officer - Part Time and Full Time

    Securitas Security Services

    Milwaukee, WI

    • $18 to $21 USD / hour
    • Full-time
    • Part-time

    Security Officer - Part Time and Full Time Available

  • Security Officer Supervisor | Part Time, Weekends | $25/hr

    Securitas Security Services

    Boston, MA

    • Part-time

    The Security Supervisor is responsible for overseeing Security Officers and Lead Officers at assigned client site(s). This role ensures all security operations run smoothly, post orders are…

  • Security Officer Front Desk Credentialing

    Allied Universal

    Montvale, NJ

    • $20.49 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- Concert Venue

    Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.

    Montclair, NJ

    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 and over…

  • Security Officer Patrol Full Time Overnights

    Allied Universal

    Hackettstown, NJ

    • $17.84 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 Badge Services

    Allied Universal

    Parsippany, NJ

    • $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…