Security guard jobs in the United States (32,780 jobs)

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Counted Nov 9, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 32,780
Employers: 3,771

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour: $20.13Across 23,234 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $74,951Across 580 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%57 listings
Hybrid: <1%54 listings
On-site: 5%1,543 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,126 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,064), 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 Unarmed Patrol Driver
Allied Universal
Westlake, 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 Guard Part Time Licensed Driver
Allied Universal
Montgomery, AL
- $17.93 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 Entry Authorization Driver
Allied Universal
Nederland, TX
- $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…
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Security Officer Access Screening
Allied Universal
Milford, MA
- $21.5 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 Unarmed Enhanced Part Time Multiple Shifts
Allied Universal
Richmond, VA
- $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…
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Armed Security Officer Part Time Weekend Overnights
Allied Universal
Lynchburg, VA
- $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…
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Security Officer Downtown Part Time Mornings
Allied Universal
Richmond, VA
- $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…
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Security Officer Part Time Patrol
Allied Universal
Jacksonville, FL
- $17.06 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 Full Time Customer Service Patrol
Allied Universal
Apex, NC
- $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 Guard Armed Patrol Driver Full Time
Allied Universal
Miami, FL
- $22.89 USD / hour
- Full-time
As a Security Guard Armed Patrol Driver Full Time in Miami, FL, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Gove
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Security Officer Part Time Badge Coordination
Allied Universal
Garner, NC
- $18.36 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 Experienced Unarmed Patrol
Allied Universal
Cary, NC
- $17.59 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 Driver
Allied Universal
Saint Pauls, NC
- $13.39 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…
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Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol with Active Clearance
Allied Universal
Durham, NC
- $21.84 USD / hour
- Part-time
As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol with Active Clearance in Durham, NC, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of indus
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Security Officer Part Time Visitor Registration
Allied Universal
Denver, PA
- $18.03 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
Allied Universal
Elizabeth City, NC
- $22 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 Unarmed Vehicle Patrol
Allied Universal
Brookshire, TX
- $21.37 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 Unarmed Patrol Response
Allied Universal
Montgomery, AL
- $16.3 USD / hour
As a Security Guard Unarmed Patrol Response in Montgomery, AL, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Comme
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Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Patrol Support
Allied Universal
Montgomery, AL
- $16.3 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 Driver CPO Qualified
Allied Universal
Miami, FL
- $22.26 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 Armed Patrol Driver Deterrence
Allied Universal
Houston, TX
- $22 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 Badge Issuance
Allied Universal
Port Isabel, TX
- $13.5 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 Credentialing
Allied Universal
McAllen, TX
- $11.66 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 Customer Assistance
Allied Universal
Garner, NC
- $18.36 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 Documentation
Allied Universal
Garner, NC
- $18.36 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…