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 Part Time Vehicle Perimeter

    Allied Universal

    Bowie, MD

    • $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 Officer Library Part Time Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Gaithersburg, MD

    • $22.09 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 Screening Monitor

    Allied Universal

    Hagerstown, MD

    • $17.46 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 Security Clearance Patrol Operations

    Allied Universal

    Rockville, MD

    • $24.4 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 Building Complex

    Allied Universal

    Rockville, MD

    • $21.95 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 Healthcare Shelter Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Rockville, MD

    • $22.09 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 Healthcare Entry Screener

    Allied Universal

    Silver Spring, MD

    • $22.09 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 Office Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Silver Spring, MD

    • $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 Officer Medical Intake Screener

    Allied Universal

    Silver Spring, MD

    • $22.09 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 Unarmed Patrol Site Rounds

    Allied Universal

    Frederick, MD

    • $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 - $21 Hrly

    Elite Investigations, Ltd.

    Bethesda, MD

    Elite Investigations embarked on its mission over 40 years ago, aiming to deliver outstanding security services to clients across various sectors. From the very beginning, we have…

  • Security Officer Downtown Building Patrol Services

    Allied Universal

    Baltimore, MD

    • $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 Officer Part Time Courthouse Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Baltimore, MD

    • $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 - Unarmed

    Elite Investigations, Ltd.

    Annapolis, MD

    Elite Investigations embarked on its mission over 40 years ago, aiming to deliver outstanding security services to clients across various sectors. From the very beginning, we have…

  • Security Officer

    Mercy Hospital Folsom

    FOLSOM, CA

  • Security Officer Hospital Response Driver

    Allied Universal

    Jasper, TN

    • $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…

  • Armed Security Officer

    Ascension Health

    Murfreesboro, TN

    Master High-Stakes Incident Management Drive organizational safety by investigating security hazards and

  • Armed Security Officer

    Ascension Health

    Murfreesboro, TN

    Master High-Stakes Incident Management Drive organizational safety by investigating security hazards and

  • Weekend Security Officer

    Walden Security

    Knoxville, TN

    • $16.5 USD / hour

    Walden Security is looking for a Part Time/Weekend Security Officer position in Downtown Knoxville. This position requires rounds on foot in a large airconditioned/heated building. Must be…

  • Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Emergency Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Memphis, TN

    • $17.42 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    As a Security Guard Full Time Unarmed Emergency Patrol in Memphis, TN , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Healthcare, and more. A

  • Security Officer Unarmed Patrol Badge Control

    Allied Universal

    Nashville, TN

    • $17.5 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…

  • Armed Security Officer

    Ascension Health

    Nashville, TN

    Master High-Stakes Incident Management Drive organizational safety by investigating security hazards and docum

  • Armed Security Officer

    Ascension Health

    Nashville, TN

    Master High-Stakes Incident Management Drive organizational safety by investigating security hazards and docum

  • Unarmed Security Officer-1st Shift (CHATT240)

    SEI, Inc. Security

    Chattanooga, TN

    • $15 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…