Security guard jobs in the United States (32,807 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: 32,807
Employers: 3,770

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour: $20.13Across 23,281 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $74,852Across 581 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%56 listings
Hybrid: <1%54 listings
On-site: 5%1,552 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,145 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,102), Securitas Security Services (793), GardaWorld (737).

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 Access Control Credential Validation
Allied Universal
Newark, NJ
- $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…
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Security Officer
Securitas Security Services
Ashland, WI · Superior, WI
- $30 USD / hour
Security Officer - Emergency Response - Full Time
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Security Officer - Union Station
Hyatt
Dallas, TX
- $18 USD / hour
The Security Officer is a platform to join our highly skilled and recognized team. This role can afford you the possibility to grow and advance within the company. You will be part of a…
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Security Officer FTO - Full Time (Planet Hollywood LV)
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV
- Full-time
The Field Training Officer (FTO) functions as the trainer for all newly hired Security Officers and will be the immediate supervisor of the new Officer trainees. This role has the greatest…
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Security Officer - Full Time (Planet Hollywood LV)
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV
- Full-time
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Bike Security Officer - Full Time (Planet Hollywood LV)
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV
- Full-time
The Security Bike Officer ensures a safe and welcoming environment for guests and team members while protecting company assets. Responsibilities include patrolling assigned areas, assisting…
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Security Officer - Full Time (Horseshoe LV)
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV
- Full-time
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Security Officer - Flexible - Experience Required
Allied Universal
Chicago, IL
- $18.5 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 Part Time Afternoons
Allied Universal
East Dubuque, IL
- $20.5 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 Flex Healthcare
Allied Universal
Woodland Hills, CA
- $27.55 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 Guard - Weekends
Allied Universal
Muscatine, IA
- $18 USD / hour
As a Security Guard - Weekends in Muscatine, IA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Manufacturing & Ind
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Security Officer - Armed Patrol
Allied Universal
Alachua, FL
- $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 Flex Patrol
Allied Universal
Gainesville, FL
- $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 (Flex) Retail Giant
Allied Universal
Philadelphia, PA
- $16.6 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 - Logistics
Allied Universal
Minooka, IL
- $17.5 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 Guard - Access Control
Allied Universal
Minooka, IL
- $17.5 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 - Logistics
Allied Universal
Minooka, IL
- $17.5 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 - Patrol Driver
Allied Universal
Lockport, IL
- $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 - Access Control
Allied Universal
Lockport, IL
- $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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Patrol Services
Allied Universal
Williamsburg, VA
- $18.72 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 Unarmed Patrol Documentation
Allied Universal
Williamsburg, VA
- $18.72 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 Patrol Visibility
Allied Universal
New York, NY
- $20.4 to $21.4 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 - Perimeter Patrol
Allied Universal
South Bend, IN
- $18.2 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 - Customer Assistance Patrol
Allied Universal
Columbus, IN
- $15.5 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 Patrol
Allied Universal
Pensacola, FL
- $19.1 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…