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 Unarmed Part Time Afternoons

    Allied Universal

    Roanoke, VA

    • $16.2 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 Entry Level Part Time Overnights

    Allied Universal

    Roanoke, VA

    • $16.66 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 Active DoD Secret Security Clearance Driver

    Allied Universal

    Manassas, VA

    • $27.9 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…

  • Security Guard Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Purchase, NY

    • $19.25 to $20.25 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Unarmed Patrol in Purchase, NY, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Food/Beverage, a

  • Security Officer Armed Secret Clearance

    Allied Universal

    Culpeper, VA

    • $28.59 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 - Full Time

    Allied Universal

    Macon, GA

    • $17.5 USD / hour
    • Full-time

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

  • Security Officer Full Time CCTV Required

    Allied Universal

    White Plains, NY

    • $29.46 to $30.46 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 - Unarmed Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Sterling, VA

    • $27.27 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 X Ray Image Review

    Allied Universal

    Sterling, VA

    • $27.27 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 Patrol First Aid Skills

    Allied Universal

    Ashburn, VA

    • $23.36 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…

  • Armed Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Patrol Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    Albuquerque, NM

    • $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 Full Time Entry Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    Sparrows Point, MD

    • $18.03 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 - Experienced Armed Flex

    Allied Universal

    Cincinnati, OH

    • $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 Logistics Facility

    Allied Universal

    Aurora, CO

    • $22.41 USD / hour

    Allied Universal® is hiring a Security Guard Logistics Facility. The Security Professional Flex Officer will serve and

  • Security Officer Store Patrol Deescalation

    Allied Universal

    Hagerstown, MD

    • $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 Full Time Patrol Alertness

    Allied Universal

    Hampstead, MD

    • $15.7 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 Grocery Store Visual Deterrent

    Allied Universal

    Hagerstown, MD

    • $20 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 Patrol Rounds

    Allied Universal

    Hagerstown, MD

    • $18.57 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 Evening Shift Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Bethesda, MD

    • $23.5 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 Part Time Patrol Reporting

    Allied Universal

    Bethlehem, PA

    • $18.5 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 Full Time Unarmed Screening

    Allied Universal

    Newton, MS

    • $16.25 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 Part Time Driver Barrier Control

    Allied Universal

    Nazareth, PA

    • $17 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 Patrol Inspection

    Allied Universal

    Middletown, NY

    • $19.69 to $20.69 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 Overnight Driver

    Allied Universal

    Maumee, OH

    • $15 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 Patrol Driver - Overnight

    Allied Universal

    Tomahawk, WI

    • $18 USD / hour

    As a Security Guard Patrol Driver in Tomahawk, WI, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Auto, and more. A