Security guard jobs in the United States (33,119 jobs)

Find security guard jobs across the United States. Choose a place, compare current openings and read the employer’s requirements.

Counted Nov 8, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 33,119
Employers: 3,772

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour: $20.10Across 23,584 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $74,856Across 578 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%1,573 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,436 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,395), Securitas Security Services (798), 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 - Enhanced Part Time - Unarmed Patrol Driver
Allied Universal
Henderson, NV
- $18.04 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 Hospital Patrol - ER
Allied Universal
Las Vegas, NV
- $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 - Security
Providence
Portland, OR
Security Officer (full time, day shift position) at Providence Portland Medical Center
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Security Officer - Weekends
Allied Universal
Lewisport, KY
- $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 - Full Time
Baptist Health
Paducah, KY
- $7.25 USD / hour
- Full-time
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Security Officer - Day Shift
Allied Universal
Florence, 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…
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Security Officer Full Time Credential Systems
Allied Universal
Louisville, KY
- $17.58 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 Screener
Allied Universal
Ladson, SC
- $16.33 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…
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Security Officer Armed Enhanced Part Time
Allied Universal
Bennettsville, SC
- $15 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 Unarmed - Part Time
Allied Universal
West Columbia, SC
- $14 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 Unarmed Enhanced Part Time
Allied Universal
Mullins, SC
- $15 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 Unarmed - General Duty
Allied Universal
Charleston, SC
- $17.51 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 Access Control
Allied Universal
North Charleston, SC
- $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 Part Time - Distribution Site
Allied Universal
Blythewood, SC
- $16.5 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…
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Security Officer Part Time Personnel Screening
Allied Universal
Atlanta, GA
- $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…
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Security Officer
Associa
Rancho Mirage, CA
- $20 USD / hour
Associa is looking for a Security Officer to join our team. Officers are responsible for
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Security Guard – Luxury Retail Flagship
Coastal International Security, Inc
SF, CA
- Up to $28 USD / hour
Security Guard - Luxury Retail Flagship | $28.00/hr | Thu-Sun, ~32 hrs/wk
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Armed Security Officer
Chenega Corporation
Artesia, NM
Chenega Naswik International, LLC is seeking professional and highly motivated Armed Security Officers to support security operations at assigned locations. This position is responsible for…
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Security Officer Armed Patrol Driver
Allied Universal
Fairburn, GA
- $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 Front Desk Communications
Allied Universal
Lithia Springs, GA
- $15 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 Driver Field Reporting
Allied Universal
Boise, ID
- $21.5 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…
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Security Officer Full Time Mobile Response Driver
Allied Universal
Boise, ID
- $21.5 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 Armed Patrol Driver
Allied Universal
Atlanta, GA
- $24.16 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 Unarmed Patrol
Allied Universal
Atlanta, GA
- $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…
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Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol
Allied Universal
Atlanta, GA
- $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…