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 Officer Full Time Spanish Reception

    Allied Universal

    Orlando, FL

    • $18 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 - Springfield, OR

    Walden Security

    Springfield, OR

    Our Security Officers protect the Industrial or Commercial property of our clients against fire, vandalism and illegal entry.

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time - Luxury Retail

    Allied Universal

    Portland, OR

    • $21.63 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 Financial Institution Control Access

    Allied Universal

    Brentwood, NY

    • $21.85 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…

  • Security Officer Food Distributor Center

    Allied Universal

    Central Islip, NY

    • $18.5 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 Guard - Residential Dispatch Operator

    Allied Universal

    Elmhurst, NY

    • $22.56 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard - Residential Dispatch Operator , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Government, and more. As an Unarmed Patro

  • Security Officer Part Time Licensed Patrol Reporting

    Allied Universal

    Purchase, NY

    • $19.25 to $20.25 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 Hospital Visitor Reception

    Allied Universal

    North New Hyde Park, NY

    • $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 Hospital Access Verification Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Elmhurst, NY

    • $17.87 to $18.87 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

    Northwell Health

    Huntington, NY

    • $27.81 to $36.52 USD / hour

    …future occurrences; operates system vehicles; enforces System Security…

  • Security Officer Part Time Hospital Immunization Queue Coordination

    Allied Universal

    The Bronx, NY

    • $17.87 to $18.87 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 Housing Patrol

    Allied Universal

    The Bronx, NY

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Private Airport Hanger Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Newburgh, NY

    • $25.9 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…

  • Safety & Security Officer Trainee UMMC Batavia, Security (Per Diem, Shift Varies 24/7 Operations)

    RochesterRegional Health

    BATAVIA, NY

    Description Job Title: Safety & Security Officer Trainee - UMMC Batavia, Security (Per Diem, Shift Varies 24/7 Operations) Department: Security Location: UMMC - North Street Campus - 127…

  • Security Officer Armed Patrol City Agency

    Allied Universal

    Long Island City, NY

    • $33.7 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…

  • Security Guard Medical Facility Control Access

    Allied Universal

    Jamaica, NY

    • $18.87 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Medical Facility Control Access Patrol in Jamaica, NY , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Healthcare, and mor

  • Security Officer - Overnight Airport Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Jamaica, NY

    • $21.25 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

    Stew Leonard's

    Yonkers, NY

    • $18.25 to $18.5 USD / hour
  • Security Officer Chemical Manufacturing Site

    Allied Universal

    Niagara Falls, NY

    • $20.01 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 Patrol Incident Documentation

    Allied Universal

    Troy, NY

    • $21.35 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 Power Plant Patrols

    Allied Universal

    Melville, NY

    • $19.57 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 Front Desk - Media Company

    Allied Universal

    Brooklyn, NY

    • $21.01 to $22.01 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Front Desk Reception in Brooklyn, NY , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Tech/Media/Telecom, and mo

  • Security Officer - Apartment Complex Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Brooklyn, NY

    • $18.13 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 Deterrence Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Syracuse, NY

    • $18.44 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 Access Point Verification

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $18.87 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…