Security guard jobs in the United States (33,047 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
33,047
Employers
3,781

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.10Across 23,502 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,590Across 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% (31,374 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,322), Securitas Security Services (799), GardaWorld (738).

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 - Special Response

    GardaWorld

    Fort Collins, CO

    • $23 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Special Response Security Guard

  • Security Officer Unarmed Vehicle Patrol - Retail Mall

    Allied Universal

    Monterey Park, CA

    • $21.57 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 Part Time Unarmed Patrol Site

    Allied Universal

    Azusa, CA

    • $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…

  • Part Time Driving Role Patrol - Retail Security Officer

    Allied Universal

    Gilroy, CA

    • $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 Loss Prevention - Retail Store

    Allied Universal

    Salinas, CA

    • $21.25 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 Visitor Management - Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Salinas, CA

    • $18.56 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 Credential Access

    Allied Universal

    Rancho Cucamonga, CA

    • $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 Government Site Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Waltham, MA

    • $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 Patrol Hazard Reporting

    Allied Universal

    Concord, CA

    • $22.25 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 Guard Front Desk Driver

    Allied Universal

    Pleasanton, CA

    • $26.75 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Front Desk Driver in Pleasanton, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Healthcare, and more. As a Front Desk

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol Computer Documentation

    Allied Universal

    Milpitas, CA

    • $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 Part Time HOA Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Burbank, CA

    • $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 Guard Interior Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Bernardino, CA

    • $21.49 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Interior Patrol in San Bernardino, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Government, and more. As an Unarmed

  • Security Officer Media Studio Full Time

    Allied Universal

    Glendale, 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 Studio's Full Time

    Allied Universal

    Glendale, 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 Flex Retail Part Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Irvine, CA

    • $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 Guard Full Time - Tech Company

    Allied Universal

    Santa Clara, CA

    • $29.3 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time - Tech Company in Santa Clara, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tech/Media/Telecom, and more.

  • Security Officer 1 - Sharp System Services - Variable Shift - Per Diem

    Sharp HealthCare

    San Diego, CA

    California Security Guard Card - CA Bureau of Security & Investigative Services; Driver's License - CA Department of Motor Vehicles; Other; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

  • Security Officer 1 - Sharp System Services - Variable Shift - Per Diem

    Sharp HealthCare

    San Diego, CA

    Other; Driver's License - CA Department of Motor Vehicles; California Security Guard Card - CA Bureau of Security & Investigative Services; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

  • Security Officer I - Sharp Systems Services - Variable Shift - Per Diem

    Sharp HealthCare

    San Diego, CA

    Driver's License - CA Department of Motor Vehicles; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent; Other; California Security Guard Card - CA Bureau of Security & Investigative Services

  • Security Officer 1 - Sharp System Services - Variable Shift - Per Diem

    Sharp HealthCare

    San Diego, CA

    Other; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent; Driver's License - CA Department of Motor Vehicles; California Security Guard Card - CA Bureau of Security & Investigative Services

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol Incident

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $18.5 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 Lobby Security

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $21.2 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 High Rise Building

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $22.28 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…

  • Unarmed Security Officer ( Part Time Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Salinas, CA

    • $23 to $23.5 USD / hour
    • Part-time