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 Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Position

    Allied Universal

    Dodge Center, MN

    • $20.22 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 Patrol Driver Part Time

    Allied Universal

    Rosemount, MN

    • $19 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 Full Time Unarmed - Hospital

    Allied Universal

    Easley

    • $18.69 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…

  • Detention Security Officer - Access Response

    Allied Universal

    Columbia, SC

    • $17.95 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…

  • Detention Security Officer -Full Time Entrance

    Allied Universal

    Columbia, SC

    • $17.95 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 Hospital Security Support Specialist

    Allied Universal

    Elyria, OH

    • $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 Armed Patrol Driver Specialist

    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 Part Time Badge Access

    Allied Universal

    Spartanburg, SC

    • $17.51 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 Response

    Allied Universal

    Spartanburg, SC

    • $17.51 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 Branch Flex Travel Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $20.6 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 Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Sterlington, LA

    • $14.25 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 Full Time Unarmed Site Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Daly City, CA

    • $23.3 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 Patrol Driver

    Allied Universal

    Menlo Park, CA

    • $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 Full Time Residential Building Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Staten Island, NY

    • $17.45 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 Full Time High End Retail Patrol

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $20.8 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 Guard Corporate Access

    Allied Universal

    San Diego, CA

    • $21 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Corporate Access in San Diego, CA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Commercial Re

  • Security Officer Access Control

    Allied Universal

    Denver, CO

    • $24.5 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 Mobile Patrol

    GardaWorld

    Brooklyn, NY

    • $17.75 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Surveillance Security Guard?

  • Security Guard Mobile Patrol

    GardaWorld

    Brooklyn, NY

    • $17.75 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Surveillance Security Guard?

  • Security Officer Part Time Nights

    GardaWorld

    Bay Shore, NY

    • $18.5 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Ready to suit up as a Response Security Guard?

  • Special Response / Flex Security Officer

    GardaWorld

    Owensboro, KY

    • $19 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Special Response/Flex Security Guard

  • Special Response / Flex Security Officer

    GardaWorld

    Louisville, KY

    • $19 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Special Response/Flex Security Guard

  • Construction Security Officer - Part Time

    GardaWorld

    Eastvale, CA

    • $22 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Ready to suit up as a Tactical Security Guard?

  • Security Officer - As Needed

    GardaWorld

    Durham, NC

    • $21 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Special Response/Flex Security Guard

  • Security Officer-Mobile Patrol

    GardaWorld

    Durham, NC

    • $18.1 USD / hour

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