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
31,591
Employers
3,762

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.09Across 22,437 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,928Across 558 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%55 listings
Hybrid
<1%52 listings
On-site
5%1,506 listings

Not specified: 95% (29,978 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (15,541), Securitas Security Services (798), GardaWorld (707).

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 - Trucking Gate

    Allied Universal

    Channahon, IL

    • $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 Guard - Critical Facility

    Allied Universal

    Northlake, IL

    • $21.34 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 Flex Patrol Coverage Specialist

    Allied Universal

    Alsip, IL

    • $20.34 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 - Data Center

    Allied Universal

    Franklin Park, IL

    • $21.34 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 - Hospital

    Allied Universal

    Sterling, IL

    • $18.63 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 - Level 1 (Full-Time; Day)

    Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort

    Cherokee, NC

    • Full-time

    REPORTS TO: Supervisor, Security, DR Security Supervisor

  • Security Guard - Patrol Officer

    Allied Universal

    Elk Grove Village, IL

    • $21.18 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 Officer - 3rd Shift

    Allied Universal

    Elk Grove Village, IL

    • $22.25 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 Guard - Trucking Gate

    Allied Universal

    Decatur, IL

    • $26 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Driver Entry Control in Decatur, IL , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tech/Media/Telecom, and more. As an A

  • Security Officer - Alarm Panel

    Allied Universal

    Joliet, IL

    • $18.25 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 Guard - Financial Institution

    Allied Universal

    Springfield, IL

    • $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…

  • Security Guard Enhanced Part Time Armed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Chicago, IL

    • $19.75 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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Patrol Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    Chicago, IL

    • $22.6 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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Customer Service

    Allied Universal

    Chicago, IL

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Perimeter Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Chicago, IL

    • $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, Obama Presidential Center

    The Barack Obama Foundation

    Chicago, IL

  • Security Officer Full Time Front Desk Computer Operations

    Allied Universal

    Chicago, IL

    • $19.75 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 Unarmed Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    Chicago, IL

    • $23.74 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 Unarmed Facility Protection

    Allied Universal

    Chicago, IL

    • $21.1 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…

  • Unarmed Security Officer - Rockford, IL

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Rockford, IL

    • $15 to $22 USD / hour
  • Security Officer (On Call) - Hilton Austin

    Hilton

    Austin, TX

    …that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! As a Security Officer, and facility safety – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable…

  • Commercial Security Officer

    GardaWorld

    Daytona, FL

    • $17.51 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Surveillance Security Guard?

  • Security Guard All Levels

    GardaWorld

    Deltona, FL

    • $17.51 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Surveillance Security Guard?

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Tablet Patrol

    Allied Universal

    De Soto, KS

    • $22.28 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 Officer

    Ascension Health

    DERBY, KS