Security guard jobs in the United States (32,772 jobs)

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

Counted Nov 9, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 32,772
Employers: 3,772

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour: $20.13Across 23,226 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $74,986Across 579 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%1,547 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,115 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,051), 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 Enhanced Part Time Credential Verification
Allied Universal
Schertz, TX
- $15.24 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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Government Center Security Officer - Part Time
Allied Universal
North Charleston, SC
- $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…
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Government Facility Security Officer Full Time
Allied Universal
Columbia, SC
- $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…
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Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Property Rounds
Allied Universal
San Antonio, TX
- $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 Mobile Inspection Driver
Allied Universal
Blythewood, SC
- $19.89 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 Part Time Unarmed - Access Documentation
Allied Universal
Blythewood, SC
- $19.1 USD / hour
- Part-time
As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed - Access Documentation in Blythewood, SC, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industr
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Youth Detention Security Officer - Site Monitor
Allied Universal
Ridgeville, SC
- $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…
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Security Officer Part Time Mornings
Allied Universal
San Antonio, TX
- $16 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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Armed Security Guard
PalAmerican Security
Houston, TX
- $21.5 USD / hour
PalAmerican Security - Opening for Highly Skilled Armed Security Guard
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Armed Security Guard
PalAmerican Security
Dallas, TX
- $21.5 USD / hour
PalAmerican Security - Opening for Highly Skilled Armed Security Guard
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Unarmed Security Officer
THE LOSS PREVENTION GROUP, INC.
Dallas, TX
- $22 USD / hour
At M1 Global, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service-driven approach. We are proud to provide top-tier security and loss prevention services to our valued clients…
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Security Officer Flex Variable Shift Patrol
Allied Universal
Honolulu, HI
- $21.06 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 Screening Services
Allied Universal
Wahiawa, HI
- $18.12 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 Unarmed Patrol Driver Support
Allied Universal
Honolulu, HI
- $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…
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Security Officer Full Time Patrol Area Checks
Allied Universal
Honolulu, HI
- $23.39 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 Reception Desk
Allied Universal
Mount Pleasant, SC
- $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…
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Security Officer Part Time Electronic Credentialing
Allied Universal
Columbia, SC
- $16 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 Patrol - Hospital Access
Allied Universal
Columbia, SC
- $18.78 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 Armed
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 Full Time - Site Patrol
Allied Universal
Ladson, SC
- $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…
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Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Visitor Services
Allied Universal
Charleston, SC
- $21.94 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 Driver Entrance Verification
Allied Universal
Darlington, SC
- $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 - Security
Providence
Hood River, OR
Security Officer (full time, variable shift position) at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
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Security Officer Part Time Property Access
Allied Universal
Rincon, GA
- $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…
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Security Officer Unarmed TWIC Access
Allied Universal
Myrtle Beach, SC
- $19.5 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…