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
30,954
Employers
3,730

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.10Across 21,922 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,974Across 547 listings
Average starting payUSD / month
$10,501Across 17 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%1,479 listings

Not specified: 95% (29,374 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (15,104), Securitas Security Services (787), GardaWorld (715).

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 Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Louisville, KY

    • $19.45 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol in Louisville, KY, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Gove

  • Security Officer Unarmed Patrol Checkpoint

    Allied Universal

    Louisville, KY

    • $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 Full Time Dispatch Driver

    Allied Universal

    Whitehouse Station, NJ

    • $17.34 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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Patrol Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    King Of Prussia, PA

    • $20.66 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 Patrol Surveillance

    Allied Universal

    Coatesville, PA

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Retail Patrol Review

    Allied Universal

    Boston, MA

    • $22.39 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 Part Time Access Portal

    Allied Universal

    Louisville, KY

    • $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 Officer Flex Regional Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Compton, CA

    • $20.1 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 Guard Full Time Incident Response Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Honolulu, HI

    • $22.38 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Incident Response Patrol in Honolulu, HI, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such

  • Security Officer HOA Flex

    Allied Universal

    La Quinta, 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 Truck Site Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    Carson, CA

    • $18.75 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 Full Time Unarmed Patrol Report Writing

    Allied Universal

    Atlanta, GA

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Full Time Access Control Coordinator

    Allied Universal

    Atlanta, GA

    • $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…

  • Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol Operations

    Allied Universal

    Lithia Springs, GA

    • $15 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol Operations in Lithia Springs, GA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industri

  • Security Officer Commercial Building

    Allied Universal

    Broomfield, CO

    • $26.19 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 Part Time Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Amarillo, TX

    • $17 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…

  • Overnight Security Officer- Mystic

    Securitas Security Services

    Mystic, CT

    Securitas is a global company that offers the most advanced and sustainable security solutions in the industry. We are located in 47 countries and have 355,000 employee

  • Temporary Security Officer $25 Virtual Hiring Event 11-10-26

    Securitas Security Services

    Dallas, TX

    Securitas is a global company that offers the most advanced and sustainable security solutions in the industry. We are located in 47 countries and have 355,000 employees worldwide and over…

  • Security Officer Virtual Hiring Event 11-11

    Securitas Security Services

    Abilene, TX

    Securitas is a global company that offers the most advanced and sustainable security solutions in the industry. We are located in 47 countries and have 355,000 employees worldwide and over…

  • Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Sauget, IL · Edwardsville, IL · Granite City, IL · Pontoon Beach, IL

    • $17.5 to $18.71 USD / hour

    Now Hiring Security Officers & Security Flex Officers - Full Time & Part Time

  • Security Officer (Biotech facility) - CA DL Required (VM)

    Securitas Security Services

    La Jolla, CA

    Securitas is a global company that offers the most advanced and sustainable security solutions in the industry. We are located in 47 countries and have 355,000 employees worldwide and over…

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Vehicle Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Amarillo, TX

    • $15.33 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

    Allied Universal

    Amarillo, TX

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Unarmed Patrol Communications

    Allied Universal

    Claude, TX

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Gate Security

    Allied Universal

    Sweetwater, TX

    • $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…