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
31,059
Employers
3,748

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.11Across 21,985 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$75,360Across 555 listings
Average starting payUSD / month
$10,085Across 18 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote
<1%51 listings
Hybrid
<1%50 listings
On-site
5%1,497 listings

Not specified: 95% (29,461 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (15,141), Securitas Security Services (796), GardaWorld (724).

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 - Security - Full Time

    Ocean Casino Resort

    Atlantic City, NJ

    • $18 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Provides security coverage ensuring that adequate protection is provided for the safety and assets of patrons, team members and the company.​

  • Security Officer (Taser)

    Tarian

    Lehi, UT

    …inclusive and dynamic environment. You will provide direct security and related public…

  • Security Officer (Unarmed)

    Tarian

    Oakdale, NY

    …inclusive and dynamic environment. You will provide direct security and related public…

  • Security Officer FLEX PT Armed Patrol Assessment

    Allied Universal

    Washington D.C., DC

    • $35 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 PT Armed Fleet Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Washington D.C., DC

    • $35.62 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…

  • IT Specialist (Information Security Officer)

    Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

    Washington, DC

    …Assurance Branch. PDO-SRD provides quality assurance, information security, and training for Judiciary applications and technologies by testing and validating systems, ensuring security…

  • Security Guard (Fri - Sun) 8p - 6a

    Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina

    Easley, SC

  • Security Officer Full Time Unarmed Routine Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Whitsett, NC

    • $16.89 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 Screening Operations

    Allied Universal

    Concord, NC

    • $15.5 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 Patrol Coverage

    Allied Universal

    Hartford, CT

    • $23.76 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- Manufacturing Unarmed

    Allied Universal

    Houston, TX

    • $16.5 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…

  • Armed Security Officer School District

    Allied Universal

    El Paso, TX

    • $20.39 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 Management

    Allied Universal

    Santa Teresa, NM

    • $14.09 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…

  • Armed Security Officer EPPD

    Allied Universal

    El Paso, TX

    • $18.39 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 Guard Corporate Patrol Compliance

    Allied Universal

    Stamford, CT

    • $19.11 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Corporate Patrol Compliance in Stamford, CT, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tec

  • Security Officer Flex Financial Center

    Allied Universal

    Shelton, CT

    • $18.25 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…

  • Armed Security Officer Enhanced (Geico)

    Allied Universal

    Tampa, FL

    • $32 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 - Day Guard

    Allied Universal

    Oxford, OH

    • $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 Guard Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Webster, NY

    • $18 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol in Webster, NY, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Food/Be

  • Security Guard Enhanced Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Westfield, MA

    • $17.5 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 Guard Hospital Response Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Milton, MA

    • $18.32 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Hospital Response Patrol in Milton, MA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Healthca

  • Security Officer Unarmed Access Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Rochester, NY

    • $17.75 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 Patrol Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Rochester, NY

    • $17.75 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 Patrol Communications

    Allied Universal

    Boston, MA

    • $21.75 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 Screening

    Allied Universal

    Frankfort, NY

    • $19.1 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…