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
31,656
Employers
3,758

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.09Across 22,510 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,997Across 557 listings
Average starting payUSD / month
$10,879Across 16 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote
<1%54 listings
Hybrid
<1%52 listings
On-site
5%1,490 listings

Not specified: 95% (30,060 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (15,592), Securitas Security Services (799), GardaWorld (715).

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 Patrol Driver - Second Shift

    Allied Universal

    Menomonee Falls, WI

    • $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 Enhanced Part Time East Side

    Allied Universal

    Milwaukee, WI

    • $19.75 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…

  • SR SECURITY OFFICER, FH - SAFETY & SECUR

    FROEDTERT

    MILWAUKEE, WI

    …p.m.-10:00 p.m. Holidays: yes Weekends: yes Job Summary: Providing security in/around the hospital, facilities, campus, and parking structures. Concentrates on the safety and security of…

  • SR SECURITY OFFICER, FH - SAFETY & SECUR

    FROEDTERT

    MILWAUKEE, WI

    JOB REQUIREMENTS: Number of Openings: 1 Job Title: SR SECURITY OFFICER, FH - SAFETY & SECURITY Occupational Category: Please choose the most appropriate choice based on the Job Title and…

  • SECURITY OFFICER, FH - BMH SAFETY & SECU

    FROEDTERT

    MILWAUKEE, WI

    …depending on the scheduling rotation Job Summary: Providing security in/around the hospital, facilities, campus, ancillary clinics and parking…

  • Security Officer

    Ascension Health

    Milwaukee, WI

    Maintain safety and security across the premises through routine patrols, access control, and prompt threat response.

  • Security Officer- Armed

    Sentara Princess Anne Hospital

    Virginia Beach, VA

    • $19.86 to $29.15 USD / hour

    The Security Officer Armed Recruit role is a role designated for newly hired Security Officers while preparing for successful transition to an Armed Officer role. During the transition…

  • Security Officer TWIC Sign-On Bonus

    Allied Universal

    Deer Park, TX

    • $14.75 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 - Routine Patrol

    Allied Universal

    South Bend, IN

    • $18.2 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

    Allied Universal

    Peru, IN

    • $16.81 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 Full Time Mobile Driver

    Allied Universal

    Glen Burnie, MD

    • $18.5 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 - Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Normal, IL

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Full Time Personnel Screening

    Allied Universal

    Concord, NC

    • $17.39 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…

  • Security Officer - Driving Role

    Allied Universal

    Normal, IL

    • $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…

  • Security Officer - Driver Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Normal, IL

    • $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…

  • Security Officer - Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Normal, IL

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Full Time Unarmed Preventive Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Whitsett, NC

    • $16.89 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 - Patrol Response

    Allied Universal

    Columbus, IN

    • $15.5 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…

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time CPR Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Marston, MO

    • $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 CPR Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Marston, MO

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Unarmed Patrol CPR Certified

    Allied Universal

    Houston, TX

    • $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…

  • Security Officer - Full Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Ashburn, VA

    • $23.36 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 - Full Time

    Allied Universal

    Burr Ridge, IL

    • $17.84 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 - Third Shift

    Allied Universal

    Elwood, IL

    • $19.85 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 Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Herndon, VA

    • $21.63 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…