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
31,775
Employers
3,761

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.09Across 22,617 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,747Across 569 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%52 listings
Hybrid
<1%52 listings
On-site
5%1,485 listings

Not specified: 95% (30,186 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (15,685), Securitas Security Services (792), GardaWorld (734).

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 DoD Secret Unarmed Patrol with Active Clearance

    Allied Universal

    Arlington, VA

    • $27.39 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…

  • Unarmed Security Officer - Suffolk, VA

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Suffolk, VA

    • $15 to $22 USD / hour
  • Unarmed Security Officer

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Arlington, VA

    • $20 to $22 USD / hour
  • Information Systems Security Officer ( ISSO )

    VENESCO, LLC

    JBSA Ft. Sam Houston, TX

  • Security Officer-PRN- As Needed

    Broadlawns Medical Center

    United States

  • LICENSED Part Time Overnight Security Guard | Washington D.C.

    Planned Companies

    ANYWHERE

    • Part-time

    Planned Companies –Security – Job Description

  • Full-Time Second Shift Unarmed Security Guard | Washington D.C.

    Planned Companies

    ANYWHERE

    • Full-time

    Planned Companies –Security – Job Description

  • Security Officer Part Time Patrol Welfare Checks

    Allied Universal

    Greensboro, NC

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Part Time Screening Specialist

    Allied Universal

    Greensboro, NC

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Full Time Overnights

    Allied Universal

    Cedar Rapids, IA

    • $20.98 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 Incident Response

    Allied Universal

    Middletown, PA

    • $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 City Service Building Area Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Garden City, NY

    • $22.74 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 Front Desk Operations

    Allied Universal

    Charlotte, NC

    • $23 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 Guest Checkpoint

    Allied Universal

    Charlotte, NC

    • $23 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 Dispatch Incident Prioritization

    Allied Universal

    Newark, DE

    • $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 Full Time Dispatch Driver Scheduling

    Allied Universal

    Newark, DE

    • $20 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 Entry Authorization Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Crossett, AR

    • $15.5 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 Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol Access Services

    Allied Universal

    Orlando, FL

    • $17.5 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 Unarmed Patrol Driver Customer Service

    Allied Universal

    Kissimmee, FL

    • $17.72 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol Driver Customer Service in Kissimmee, FL, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Orlando, FL

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Armed Patrol Services

    Allied Universal

    Orlando, FL

    • $16.25 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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Tulsa, OK

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Armed School District

    Allied Universal

    El Paso, TX

    • $20.39 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 Full Time Badge Authorization

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $20 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…