Security guard jobs in the United States (32,985 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: 32,985
Employers: 3,781

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour: $20.13Across 23,368 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $74,612Across 569 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $10,523Across 16 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%1,552 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,322 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,185), Securitas Security Services (796), GardaWorld (743).

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 - Entry Control Driver
Allied Universal
Friendly, WV
- $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 - Entry Control
Allied Universal
Bridgeport, WV
- $15.75 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…
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Security Officer (Operations)
Security America Inc.
Huntington, WV
About Security America, Inc.- Local West Virginia Family-Owned Company!!
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Security Officer - Incident Response
Allied Universal
Bristol, IN
- $17.75 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…
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Security Officer - Visitor Screening
Allied Universal
Remington, IN
- $15.7 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 - Facility Patrol
Allied Universal
Bristol, IN
- $17.75 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…
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Security Officer - PRN
Trinity Health
Plymouth, IN
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Security Officer - Entry Control
Allied Universal
Franklin, IN
- $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 Patrol Field Operations
Allied Universal
Jeffersonville, IN
- $17.63 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 - Wednesdays Only
Allied Universal
Kokomo, IN
- $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 - Patrol Compliance
Allied Universal
Greenwood, IN
- $17.75 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…
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Security Officer - Emergency Readiness
Allied Universal
Fort Wayne, IN
- $17.75 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…
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Security Officer - Temporary Position
Allied Universal
Indianapolis, IN
- $17.51 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 - Screening Equipment Operator
Allied Universal
Indianapolis, IN
- $17.22 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 - Screening Assistance
Allied Universal
Indianapolis, IN
- $17.22 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 Guard - Guest Services
Allied Universal
Indianapolis, IN
- $18.8 USD / hour
As a Security Guard Guest Services in Indianapolis, IN , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Financial Institutions, and more. As a
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Unarmed Security Officer
Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group
Bloomington, IN
Industry Security , Corrections, Customer Service
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Unarmed Security Officer
Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group
Indianapolis, IN
- $17 USD / hour
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Security Officer Enhanced - Mall Patrol
Allied Universal
Grosse Pointe, MI
- $18.06 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 Unarmed Response Driver
Allied Universal
Benton Harbor, MI
- $18.54 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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Armed Security Officer
DK Security
Novi, MI
- $25 USD / hour
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Security Officer Enhanced Part Time CPR Patrol Support
Allied Universal
Southfield, MI
- $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 Suspicious Activity Observation
Allied Universal
Chicago, IL
- $20.5 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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Juvenile Corrections Security Officer - Entry Control
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 Unarmed Customer Access
Allied Universal
Mauldin, SC
- $19.5 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…