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 1 - Security - Grossmont Hospital - Nights - Full Time

    Sharp HealthCare

    La Mesa, CA

    • Full-time

    Driver's License - CA Department of Motor Vehicles; California Security Guard Card - CA Bureau of Security & Investigative Services; Other; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Patrol Systems

    Allied Universal

    Charlotte, NC

    • $20.64 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 Access Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Uxbridge, MA

    • $19.25 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 Afternoon Truck Gate

    Allied Universal

    Whitakers, NC

    • $18 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 Guard - Part Time Unarmed Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Reston, VA

    • $30 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Unarmed Patrol Driver in Reston, VA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as T

  • Security Officer Armed Patrol Services

    Allied Universal

    Miami, FL

    • $27.01 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 Armed Security Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Miami, FL

    • $25.75 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…

  • Security Officer Armed Patrol Three Year Experience

    Allied Universal

    Miami, FL

    • $27.01 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 Patrol Driver Operations

    Allied Universal

    Columbus, OH

    • $24.45 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 Harris- Grundy

    Allied Universal

    Bristol, PA

    • $20.11 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 Bicycle Patrol Response

    Allied Universal

    Canoga Park, CA

    • $21 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 Guard Enhanced Part Time Retail Unarmed

    Allied Universal

    Canoga Park, CA

    • $21 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 Part Time Access Point Verification

    Allied Universal

    Santa Fe Springs, CA

    • $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 Unarmed Patrol Driver - Overnight

    Allied Universal

    Gardena, CA

    • $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 Partol Driver Retail Parking Lot

    Allied Universal

    Buena Park, CA

    • $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 Part Time Security Rounds

    Allied Universal

    Southaven, MS

    • $18 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 Guard - Full Time Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Alexandria, VA

    • $19.33 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol Monitoring in Alexandria, VA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries s

  • Security Officer - Full Time Front Desk Access

    Allied Universal

    Arlington, VA

    • $21.01 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 Front Desk Access

    Allied Universal

    Arlington, VA

    • $21.01 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 for Grocery Store Entrance

    Allied Universal

    Gardena, CA

    • $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 Part Time Logistics Site

    Allied Universal

    Carson, CA

    • $21 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 Access Control Compliance

    Allied Universal

    Carson, CA

    • $19 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 Part Time Retail Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Sherman Oaks, CA

    • $20.1 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Retail Unarmed Patrol in Sherman Oaks, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Commercial Real Estat

  • Security Officer - Unarmed Distribution Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Fairfield, CA

    • $20.45 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 Alarm Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    Cumberland, RI

    • $22.85 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…