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 Warehouse Setting

    Allied Universal

    Riviera Beach, 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…

  • Security Officer I

    UWMSN University of Wisconsin Madison

    Madison, WI

    • From $23 USD / hour

    The UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD) is hiring Security Officers. UWPD Security Officers complete security and safety checks on institutional property by vehicle patrol, foot patrol, and…

  • Unarmed Security Officer $17.97/hr 2 Weeks PTO

    THE LOSS PREVENTION GROUP, INC.

    Tremont, PA

    • $17.97 USD / hour

    At M1 Global, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service-driven approach. We are proud to provide top-tier security and loss prevention services to our valued clients…

  • Unarmed Security Officer $18.09/hr 2 Weeks PTO

    THE LOSS PREVENTION GROUP, INC.

    Carlisle, PA

    • $18.09 USD / hour

    At M1 Global, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service-driven approach. We are proud to provide top-tier security and loss prevention services to our valued clients…

  • Armed Security Officer

    AEP

    Bridgman, MI

    Perform as a team member on assigned security team demonstrating teamwork and cooperation. Maintain a working knowledge and understanding of plant and security procedures, contingency plans…

  • Corporate Security Agent - Part-Time

    Crisis24

    Seattle, WA

    • Part-time

    …management, mass communications, critical event management, crisis-security consulting, personal protection solutions and global medical concierge capabilities, allowing prominent…

  • Unarmed Security Officer - $18.19/hr 2 weeks PTO

    THE LOSS PREVENTION GROUP, INC.

    Logan, NJ

    • $18.19 USD / hour

    At M1 Global, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service-driven approach. We are proud to provide top-tier security and loss prevention services to our valued clients…

  • Unarmed Security Officer - $19.01/hr 2 Weeks PTO

    THE LOSS PREVENTION GROUP, INC.

    Cranbury, NJ

    • $19.01 USD / hour

    At M1 Global, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service-driven approach. We are proud to provide top-tier security and loss prevention services to our valued clients…

  • Unarmed Security Officer - $19.01/hr 2 Weeks PTO

    THE LOSS PREVENTION GROUP, INC.

    Staten Island, NY

    • $19.01 USD / hour

    At M1 Global, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service-driven approach. We are proud to provide top-tier security and loss prevention services to our valued clients…

  • Security Officer Part Time Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Boise, ID

    • $21.5 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 Financial Post

    Allied Universal

    Springfield, MA

    • $25.85 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 State Location

    Allied Universal

    Boston, MA

    • $22.05 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 Patrol Client Service

    Allied Universal

    Pasadena, CA

    • $19.5 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 Part Time Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Seattle, WA

    • $21.66 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Patrol in Seattle, WA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tech/Media/Tele

  • Security Officer Screening

    Allied Universal

    Anchorage, AK

    • $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 Armed Flex Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Fairbanks, AK

    • $21.88 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 Music Studio

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, 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…

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, 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…

  • Security Officer Full Time Guest Arrival Coordinator

    Allied Universal

    Burbank, CA

    • $19.65 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 - Unarmed Operations

    Allied Universal

    Mesa, AZ

    • $24.1 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…

  • Security Officer - Operations Concierge

    Allied Universal

    Mesa, AZ

    • $24.1 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…

  • Security Officer Full Time Unarmed Risk Prevention

    Allied Universal

    Louisville, KY

    • $17 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…

  • Mall Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Nashville, TN

  • Security Officer Hospital Mobile Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Lyndhurst, OH

    • $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…