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 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…

  • Chemical Plant Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Louisville, KY

    • $17.5 USD / hour

    Are you interested in being part of our Security Team?

  • Front Desk Security Officer Part-Time

    Securitas Security Services

    Iowa City, IA

    • $19 USD / hour
    • Part-time
  • Security Officer Hiring Event 11/10

    Securitas Security Services

    LITHONIA, GA

    Data Center Security Officer positions starting at $19.50

  • Security Officer Full Time Front Desk Services

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $17.5 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…

  • Security Guard - 39930

    Harvard Protection Services, LLC

    Weehawken, NJ

    • $17 USD / hour

    Harvard Protection Services is one of the fastest growing, privately owned providers of high-quality security services in the United States. Our reputation has been earned among our…

  • Security Officer Part Time Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $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 Experienced Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $18.39 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 Dispatch Driver Incident Coordination

    Allied Universal

    Newark, DE

    • $21.54 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 Risk Recognition

    Allied Universal

    Bridgeport, PA

    • $17.92 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 Bilingual Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Orlando, FL

    • $18.05 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 Unarmed Hospital Support

    Allied Universal

    Long Beach, CA

    • $23 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 - Badge Services

    Allied Universal

    Chandler, AZ

    • $20.33 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 Branch Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Oakland, ME

    • $21.35 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 Flex Driver Shift Relief

    Allied Universal

    Fort Smith, AR

    • $16.79 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 Flex Driver Patrol Response

    Allied Universal

    Springdale, AR

    • $17.64 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 Threat Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    Little Rock, AR

    • $19.61 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 Front Desk Visitor Registration

    Allied Universal

    Lake Mary, FL

    • $16.53 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 Visitor Management

    Allied Universal

    Taylor, PA

    • $18.73 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 Enhanced Part Time Patrol Protection

    Allied Universal

    White Haven, PA

    • $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 Access Control Intercom Operator

    Allied Universal

    Kutztown, PA

    • $17.3 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Access Control Intercom Operator in Kutztown, PA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industr

  • Security Officer Full Time Reception Services

    Allied Universal

    Breinigsville, PA

    • $18.03 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 Inspection

    Allied Universal

    King Of Prussia, PA

    • $20.66 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol Inspection in King Of Prussia, PA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industr

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol Area Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    Malvern, PA

    • $27 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 Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Denison, TX

    • $16.5 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…