Security guard jobs in the United States (33,006 jobs)

Find security guard jobs across the United States. Choose a place, compare current openings and read the employer’s requirements.

Counted Nov 10, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 33,006
Employers: 3,772

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour: $20.14Across 23,414 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $74,569Across 579 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%1,544 listings

Not specified: 95% (31,351 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (16,237), Securitas Security Services (795), GardaWorld (742).

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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Unarmed Security Officer
Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group
Manassas, VA
- $23 USD / hour
About Us: At M1 Global, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service
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Site Security Officer
Chenega Naswik International, LLC
Grand Junction, CO
CNI’s Site Security Officers are responsible for protective service work such as guarding buildings and property, protecting equipment and material, and controlling access to installations…
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Part Time Security Officer
Securitas Security Services
Fredericksburg, VA · Ruther Glen, VA
- $17 to $18 USD / hour
- Part-time
Are you interested in being part of our Security Team?
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Security Officer Visitor Registration
Allied Universal
Wyoming, MI
- $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 Identity Validation
Allied Universal
Wyoming, MI
- $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 Field Coverage
Allied Universal
Seekonk, MA, MA
- $19.14 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 - Part Time
Allied Universal
Richmond, VA
- $22 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 Branch Flex Unarmed Patrol Driving Role
Allied Universal
Charlotte, NC
- $18.59 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 - Hospital - Flex
Allied Universal
Columbia, TN
- $23.5 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 - Hospital Security - Part Time
Allied Universal
Roanoke, VA
- $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 - Hospital
Allied Universal
Roanoke, VA
- $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 Armed Patrol Inspection
Allied Universal
Vineland, NJ
- $26.65 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 I - Woodstock, Full-time, Nights
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Woodstock, IL
- $20 to $29 USD / hour
- Full-time
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Security Officer I - Woodstock, Full-time, Nights
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Woodstock, IL
- $20 to $29 USD / hour
- Full-time
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Security Guard Part Time Access Management Driver
Allied Universal
Newton, NC
- $18.93 USD / hour
- Part-time
As a Security Guard Part Time Access Management Driver in Newton, NC , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Manufacturing & Industri
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Security Officer Unarmed Evenings
Allied Universal
Fletcher, NC
- $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…
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Retail Security Officer
Andy Frain Services
Springfield, VA
Provide security detail as outlined in the post orders and establish working relationships with customers, local law enforcement and fire departments. Security personnel will always perform…
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Security Officer- Leland, NC
Walden Security
Leland, NC
Our Security Officers protect the Industrial or Commercial property of our clients against fire, vandalism and illegal entry.
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Security Officer- Timberlake, NC
Walden Security
Timberlake, NC
Our Security Officers protect the Industrial or Commercial property of our clients against fire, vandalism and illegal entry.
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Security Officer Day Shift Patrol
Allied Universal
Clayton, NC
- $16.48 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 Afternoon Patrol Driver
Allied Universal
Clayton, NC
- $21.21 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- New Bern, NC
Walden Security
New Bern, NC
Our Security Officers protect the Industrial or Commercial property of our clients against fire, vandalism and illegal entry.
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Security Officer Full Time Campus Bike Patrol
Allied Universal
Cary, NC
- $17.06 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 Officer - Asheville, NC
Walden Security
Asheville, NC
Our Security Officers protect the Industrial or Commercial property of our clients against fire, vandalism and illegal entry.
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Security Officer Healthcare Multiple Sites
Allied Universal
Durham, NC
- $17 to $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…