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 Guard Part Time Retail Patrol Driver Customer Assistance

    Allied Universal

    Irvine, CA

    • $21.5 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Retail Patrol Driver Customer Assistance in Irvine, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Retail/M

  • Security Officer Flex Part Time Retail Foot Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Irvine, CA

    • $21.5 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…

  • Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Transit Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Jose, CA

    • $22.83 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol for Transit Site in San Jose, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Government, and

  • Security Officer Armed Patrol Driver Guard Card

    Allied Universal

    San Jose, CA

    • $25.34 USD / hour

    As a Security Officer Armed Patrol Driver Guard Card in San Jose, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Government, and more. As

  • Flex Security Officer (Unarmed)

    Tarian

    Worcester, MA

    • $22 USD / hour

    …inclusive and dynamic environment. You will provide direct security and related public…

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Incident Response Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $24.8 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 DaytimeTechnology Campus

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $40.95 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 Experienced Unarmed Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $25.8 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 Reception Command Post

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $27.9 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 Front Desk Access Coordination

    Allied Universal

    San Francisco, CA

    • $27.9 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 Area Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, 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 Officer Part Time Residential Mobile Driver

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, 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 - Condominium Complex

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $20.5 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 Overnight Corporate Office Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $20.77 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…

  • Armed Security Officer Full Time Shipyard Patrol

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $25 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 Luxury Retail Store Front

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $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…

  • Part Time - Security Officer (Midnight shift only)

    Schulte Companies

    Plymouth, MI

    • Part-time

    Schulte Hospitality Group is seeking a dynamic, service-oriented Security Officer to join our team at Saint Johns Resort! SHG is an organization whose success is rooted in its service…

  • Security Officer Full Time Unarmed Patrol Six Months Experience

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, 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 Officer Full Time Visitor Credential Processing

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $20.85 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 High Rise

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $21.6 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 Front Desk Graveyard

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $21.9 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 Full Time Unarmed Patrol Computer Operations

    Allied Universal

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $20.6 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Patrol Computer Operations in Los Angeles, CA , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Commercia

  • Unarmed Security Guard - Parking Lot Patrol (Security)

    Inner Parish Security Corporation

    Huntington Beach, CA

    • $20 USD / hour

    From our beginning in 1977, IPSC offered security officer patrols, and since then, we have expanded our offerings to include a number of security related services. Whether you are looking…

  • Unarmed Security Officer

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Stockton, CA

    • $20.47 USD / hour

    Industry Security, Warehouse, Customer Service

  • Unarmed Security Officer -FT Floater Friday-Monday (HTOR17)

    SEI, Inc. Security

    Torrance, CA

    • $20.66 USD / hour

    Security Engineers is a respected provider of contract security services, operating across multiple States. With our headquarters in Alabama and strategically located Branch Offices…