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 Armed Patrol Driver Certification

    Allied Universal

    Houston, TX

    • $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 Armed Mobile Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Houston, TX

    • $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 Guard Enhanced Armed Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Bryan, TX

    • $17.25 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…

  • Safety Security Officer

    Westhab Inc.

    Brooklyn, NY

    • $19.65 USD / hour

    The Safety Security Officer is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all clients, staff, and the property at a homeless shelter. Operations within our facility are 24 hours.…

  • Safety Security Officer

    Westhab Inc.

    Queens, NY

    • $19.65 USD / hour

    The Safety Security Officer is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all clients, staff, and the property at a homeless shelter. Operations within our facility are 24 hours.…

  • Security Officer

    SSM Health Care of Oklahoma, Inc.

    SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Midwest, OK

    Provides a reasonably safe and secure environment by providing security services for the staff,

  • Concierge Security Officer - Corporate Setting

    GardaWorld

    San Diego, CA

    • $22.44 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Security Guard in a Concierge post?

  • SECURITY OFFICER-Full Time

    Caesars Entertainment

    Elgin, IL

    • $17.5 to $18.25 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    The position of Security Officer ensures the safety of company assets and the welfare of guests and Team Members.

  • Security Officer (Full Time)

    Bally's

    Stateline, NV

    • $18 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Security Supervisor.

  • Security Officer

    Cooper Norcross University Hospital

    Camden, NJ

  • Security Officer

    Cooper Norcross University Hospital

    Camden, NJ

  • Security Guard - Full Time

    Main Salvation Army

    Ewa Beach, HI

    • Full-time
  • Safety Security Officer

    Westhab Inc.

    Bronx, NY

    • $19.65 USD / hour

    The Safety Security Officer is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all clients, staff, and the property at a homeless shelter. Operations within our facility are 24 hours.…

  • Security Officer-Part time SY6002

    PalAmerican Security

    Salt Lake City, UT

    • $19 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    PalAmerican Security - Unarmed Security Guard

  • Part time Security Officer (SY1887)

    PalAmerican Security

    Salt Lake City, UT

    • $18 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    PalAmerican Security - Unarmed Security Guard

  • Armed Security Guard (TEMPORARY) SY6026

    PalAmerican Security

    Salt Lake City, UT

    PalAmerican Security - Opening for Highly Skilled Armed Security Guard

  • Park City Unarmed Security Guard

    PalAmerican Security

    Park City, UT

    PalAmerican Security - Unarmed Security Guard

  • Chief Research Security Officer

    Texas A&M University System Offices

    College Station, TX

  • Security Officer HOA Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Laguna Niguel, CA

    • $22 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Commercial Real Estate, Heal

  • Security Officer- All Shifts- Santa Barbara County

    Securitas Security Services

    Santa Barbara, CA

    Securitas is a global company that offers the most advanced and sustainable security solutions in the industry. We are located in 47 countries and have 355,000 employees worldwide and over…

  • Security Officer - Unarmed Patrol - Full Time

    Allied Universal

    Reno, NV

    • $24 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 Flex Retail Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Orange, CA

    • $21.2 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…

  • Unarmed Security Officer

    THE LOSS PREVENTION GROUP, INC.

    Houston, TX

    • From $25 USD / hour

    At Metro One LPSG, we are reshaping the security industry with a dynamic, service-driven approach. We are proud to provide top-tier security and loss prevention services to our valued…

  • Security Officer - Red Rock

    Station Casinos

    Las Vegas, NV

  • Facility Security Officer, Corporal-GRHS, Savannah, GA

    Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of

    United States

    Facility Security Officer, Corporal-GRHS, Savannah, GAAgency: