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.

Counted Nov 7, 2026

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 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…
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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…
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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
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Unarmed Security Officer - Phoenix AZ
Military Spouse Jobs & VetJobs
United States
- $22 to $22.9 USD / hour
To apply for this position, please click on Submit and follow instructions. Position is open to Veterans, transitioning military, members of the Nation Guard and MilSpouses.
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Security Guard Unarmed Full Time
Allied Universal
Warrenton, VA
- $19.15 USD / hour
- Full-time
As a Security Guard in Culpeper, Virginia, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Commer
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Security Officer Part Time Overnight Clinical
Allied Universal
West Palm Beach, FL
- $17.91 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…
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Security Guard- TWIC Unarmed
Allied Universal
Donaldsonville, LA
- $15 to $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…
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Security Officer - Mornings
Allied Universal
Indianapolis, IN
- $21 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…
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Security Officer Flex Unarmed Patrol Driver Night Shifts
Allied Universal
Mount Holly, NC
- $16.75 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…
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Security Officer - Full Time Dispatch
Allied Universal
Sterling, VA
- $23.36 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…
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Security Officer - Part Time Loss Prevention Patrol
Allied Universal
Fredericksburg, VA
- $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…
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Security Officer Full Time Patrol Weekdays
Allied Universal
Jacksonville, FL
- $16.5 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…
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Security Officer Full Time
Allied Universal
Bay Minette, AL
- $16.76 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…
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Security Officer Unarmed Overnight Patrol
Allied Universal
Ocala, FL
- $16 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…
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Security Officer Afternoon Patrol
Allied Universal
Jacksonville, FL
- $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…
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Security Officer Part Time Patrol Monitoring
Allied Universal
Indianapolis, IN
- $21 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…
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Security Officer - Patrol Protection
Allied Universal
Fort Wayne, IN
- $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…
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Security Officer - Patrol Service
Allied Universal
Fort Wayne, IN
- $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…
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Security Officer - Full Time Unarmed Patrol
Allied Universal
Leesburg, VA
- $18.5 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…
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Security Officer - Full Time
Allied Universal
Bristol, IN
- $17.75 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…
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Security Officer - Mobile Patrol
Allied Universal
Bristol, IN
- $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…
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Security Officer - Patrol Watch
Allied Universal
Bristol, IN
- $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…
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Security Officer - Part Time
Allied Universal
Bristol, IN
- $17.75 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…
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Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Armed Patrol Access Control
Allied Universal
Charlotte, NC
- $24.16 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…
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Security Officer - Part Time Unarmed Patrol Driver
Allied Universal
Chantilly, VA
- $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…