Security guard jobs in the United States

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
30,079
Employers
3,711

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.11Across 21,203 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$77,865Across 491 listings
Average starting payUSD / month
$10,482Across 17 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote
<1%48 listings
Hybrid
<1%50 listings
On-site
5%1,485 listings

Not specified: 95% (28,496 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (14,438), Securitas Security Services (797), GardaWorld (706).

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 Campus Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Gallatin, TN

    • $16 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…

  • Armed Security Officer: Chattanooga, TN

    Walden Security

    Chattanooga, TN

    Armed Security Officer Opportunity Available!

  • Security Officer- Chattanooga, TN

    Walden Security

    Chattanooga, TN

    Our Security Officers protect the Industrial or Commercial property of our clients against fire, vandalism and illegal entry.

  • Security Officer Part Time Driver Badge Issuance

    Allied Universal

    Memphis, TN

    • $22.5 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 Enhanced Part Time Medical Facility

    Allied Universal

    Nashville, TN

    • $20.2 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 Lobby Entry Verification

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $26.9 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 Patrol Coordination

    Allied Universal

    Mira Loma, 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 Entry Desk

    Allied Universal

    Gretna, NE

    • $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 Front Desk Operations

    Allied Universal

    Omaha, NE

    • $18 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 Package Examination

    Allied Universal

    Sioux Falls, SD

    • $20.14 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 Entry Management

    Allied Universal

    Dakota City, NE

    • $20.31 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

    Allied Universal

    Sioux Falls, SD

    • $20.14 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…

  • Airport Security Officer: Part-Time (Wed/Sun)

    Allied Universal

    Honolulu, HI

    • $25.25 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…

  • Airport Security Officer: P/T Overnight Shift

    Allied Universal

    Kailua Kona, HI

    • $25.25 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…

  • Airport Security Officer: Full-Time Thursday-Monday

    Allied Universal

    Honolulu, HI

    • $25.25 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…

  • Airport Security Officer: F/T Morning Shift

    Allied Universal

    Honolulu, HI

    • $25.25 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…

  • Airport Security Officer: Part-Time Friday/Saturday

    Allied Universal

    Honolulu, HI

    • $25.25 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 Unarmed Patrol Risk Awareness

    Allied Universal

    Mountain View, CA

    • $25.5 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 Compliance Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Saint Charles, MO

    • $18.19 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 Unarmed Property Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Mountain View, CA

    • $25.5 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 Patrol Site Survey

    Allied Universal

    Mountain View, CA

    • $25.5 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 Patrol Customer Care

    Allied Universal

    Mountain View, CA

    • $25.5 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 - Armed

    Allied Universal

    Concord, CA

    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 Credential Control

    Allied Universal

    Greenwood Village, CO

    • $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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Alarm Panel Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Menlo Park, CA

    • $23.91 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…