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 Patrol Medical Support

    Allied Universal

    Jeffersonville, IN

    • $17.63 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 Shift

    Allied Universal

    Columbus, IN

    • $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 Officer - Visitor Management

    Allied Universal

    South Bend, IN

    • $17.69 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 - Property Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Fort Wayne, IN

    • $17.75 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 - Screening Workflow

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $17.22 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 - Screening Risk Control

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $17.22 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 - Screening Recheck

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $17.22 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 - Credential Check

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $17.22 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 Afternoons

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $17.22 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 - Screening Technology

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $17.22 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 - Front Desk Communications

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $18.53 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…

  • Security Officer - Package Screening

    Allied Universal

    Indianapolis, IN

    • $17.22 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…

  • Unarmed Security Officer - North Vernon, IN

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    North Vernon, IN

    • $15 to $22 USD / hour

    Industry Security, Military, Customer Service

  • Unarmed Security Officer

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Crawfordsville, IN

    Industry Security, Corrections, Customer Service

  • Unarmed Security Officer

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Greenwood, IN

    Industry Security, Corrections, Customer Service

  • Armed Security Officer

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Greenwood, IN

    • $40 to $45 USD / hour

    Job Category Security, Law Enforcmenet, Military

  • Unarmed Security Officer

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Bloomington, IN

    Industry Security, Corrections, Customer Service

  • Unarmed Security Officer

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Fort Wayne, IN

    Industry Security, Corrections, Customer Service

  • Security Officer Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Marshall, MI

    • $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 Officer Part Time Credential

    Allied Universal

    Vance, AL

    • $16.5 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 Officer Armed DoD Secret Patrol Security Clearance

    Allied Universal

    Troy, AL

    • $20.2 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 Loss Prevention

    Allied Universal

    Bessemer, AL

    • $17.46 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 Weekend Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Anniston, AL

    • $16.56 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 DoD Patrol Driver Clearance Required

    Allied Universal

    Huntsville, AL

    • $20.05 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 Operations

    Allied Universal

    Montgomery, AL

    • $16.3 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…