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 - Cleared Weekday Mornings
Allied Universal
Salt Lake City, UT
- $24.88 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 Hospital
Allied Universal
New Brunswick, NJ
- $19 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 Mobile Patrol- Armed
Allied Universal
New Orleans, LA
- $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 Part Time Unarmed Patrol Driver Navigator
Allied Universal
Culver City, CA
- $20.06 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 Shopping Mall
Allied Universal
Culver City, CA
- $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 Part Time Patrol Specialist
Allied Universal
Bear, DE
- $19 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 Badge Systems Operator
Allied Universal
New Castle, DE
- $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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Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol
Allied Universal
New Castle, DE
- $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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Security Officer Part Time Patrol Inspection
Allied Universal
Smyrna, DE
- $17.34 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 Incident Response
Allied Universal
Dover, 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…
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Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol
Allied Universal
Wilmington, DE
- $18.5 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 Weekend Day Patrol
Allied Universal
Cincinnati, OH
- $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 Part Time Reception Alarm Console
Allied Universal
Wilmington, DE
- $16.32 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 Driver Route Security
Allied Universal
Philadelphia, PA
- $19 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 Customer Contact Patrol
Allied Universal
Philadelphia, PA
- $16.25 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 Patrol Public Assistance
Allied Universal
Philadelphia, PA
- $16.25 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 Officer
ACCS
Montgomery, AL
- $35,670 to $53,865 USD / year
Routine security work including campus surveillance, traffic control, securing buildings, and accident and theft investigation, if required. Position could include weekends and after-hour…
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Security Officer Armed DoD Security Clearance
Allied Universal
Riviera Beach, FL
- $24.69 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 Gate Visitor Registration
Allied Universal
Riviera Beach, FL
- $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 Top Secret Clearance Required Incident Response
Allied Universal
Titusville, FL
- $30.6 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 Driver X Ray Screening
Allied Universal
The Villages, FL
- $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 Controlled Entry Operations
Allied Universal
Delray Beach, FL
- $15.92 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 Community Verification Mobile
Allied Universal
Port Saint Lucie, FL
- $20.28 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 – Fill-In Coverage
Allied Universal
Davie, FL
- $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 - Hospital Weekends
Allied Universal
Hudson, FL
- $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…