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

    Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg

    Vicksburg, MS

    • $12.5 USD / hour
  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Oxnard, CA

    • $22.88 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 Patrol - Auction Facility

    Allied Universal

    San Antonio, TX

    • $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 Unarmed Patrol Operations

    Allied Universal

    San Antonio, TX

    • $20.6 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 Overnight Patrol - Condominiums

    Allied Universal

    San Antonio, TX

    • $15.39 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 Full Time Healthcare Vehicle Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Valencia, CA

    • $24 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 Enhanced Part Time Hospital Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Ventura, CA

    • $23 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 Patrol Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    San Antonio, TX

    • $17.38 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 Part Time Visitor Registration

    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…

  • Armed Security Guard Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    San Antonio, TX

    • $22 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Full Time Armed Mobile Patrol Driver in San Antonio, TX, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Patrol Hazard Identification

    Allied Universal

    San Antonio, 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…

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Site Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Antonio, 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…

  • Security Officer Flex Patrol Coverage

    Allied Universal

    Kansas City, MO

    • $17.55 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 Unarmed

    Allied Universal

    Durham, NC

    • $20.46 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…

  • Lead Security Guard (DNHS - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY)

    Donna Independent School District

    Donna, TX

    Responsible for the day to day operations for security officers assigned to their school district campuses and perform security officer duties and responsibilities with DISD jurisdiction.

  • Unarmed Security Officer Overnights - Center City Philadelphia

    U.S. Security Care, Inc.

    Philadelphia, PA

    • $19.5 USD / hour

    U.S. Security Care is seeking a highly motivated security officer to ensure the safety and protection of our client’s assets in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws. Our ideal…

  • Security Guard - 39927

    Harvard Protection Services, LLC

    Philadelphia, PA

    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 L3, Part Time Weekends, Wylie TX

    Walden Security

    Ardmore, OK

    • $19 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Our Security Officers protect the Industrial or Commercial property of our clients against fire, vandalism and illegal entry.

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Mobile Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Muskogee, OK

    • $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 Armed Driver Area Coverage

    Allied Universal

    Tulsa, OK

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Unarmed Security Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Tulsa, OK

    • $16.44 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…

  • Retail Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Silver Spring, MD

    • $20 USD / hour

    Are you interested in being part of our Security Team?

  • Security Officer - Full Time

    BHS Baptist Healthcare System

    Paducah, KY

    • Full-time

    Provides security and protection to the person and property of those entering Baptist Health Paducah and secondary buildings associated with the operations of Baptist Health buildings,…

  • Armed Healthcare Security Officer I

    Infirmary Health

    Mobile, AL

  • Security Agent (ASA)

    American Express

    Sandy, UT

    Global Security safeguards American Express, its customers, colleagues, brand, and assets from harm, disruption, and loss. We deliver integrated protective, investigative, intelligence,…