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 Patrol Operations

    Allied Universal

    Petersburg, VA

    • $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 Enhanced Part Time Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Jersey City, NJ

    • $15.92 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 Flex Patrol Shift Coverage

    Allied Universal

    Bloomfield, NJ

    • $21.41 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 Unarmed Patrol Reporting

    Allied Universal

    Birmingham, AL

    • $17.5 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

    Birmingham, AL

    • $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…

  • Security Officer Part Time Unarmed Badge Check

    Allied Universal

    Birmingham, AL

    • $17.5 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 Part Time Unarmed Perimeter Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Birmingham, AL

    • $17.5 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 Part Tie

    Allied Universal

    Newton, MS

    • $16.25 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 Full Time - Transportation Hub

    Allied Universal

    Staten Island, NY

    • $18.87 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 Entry Control Driver

    Allied Universal

    Atlanta, GA

    • $17.5 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 Guard Part Time Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Verona, MS

    • $10.15 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    As a Security Guard Part Time Patrol in Verona, MS, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Manufacturing &

  • Security Officer Flex Patrol - Corporate Building

    Allied Universal

    New York, NY

    • $20.93 to $21.93 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 Site Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Gulfport, MS

    • $14 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

    Allied Universal

    Newton, MS

    • $16.25 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 I

    Parrish Medical Center

    Titusville, FL

    The Security Officer I reports to the Security Lead or Security Supervisor, conducts activities to prevent, fire, theft, vandalism, illegal entry, and bodily harm. Prevents crime and…

  • Security Guard

    Michels Corporation

    Otsego, MN

    • $18 to $21.75 USD / hour

    …the best. Our work improves lives. Find out how a career as a Security Guard can change…

  • Security Officer

    Admiral Security Services

    United States

    Admiral Security Services was established in 1976 and has consistently grown for over four decades. Today, we service hundreds of locations nationally, provide security coverage to millions…

  • Hospital Security Officer

    GardaWorld

    Fort Pierce, FL

    • $19 USD / hour

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

  • Security Officer - Hospitality

    GardaWorld

    Las Vegas, NV

    • $18 USD / hour

    GardaWorld Security Services is Now Hiring a Concierge Security Officer!

  • Security Officer- Open Availability Needed

    GardaWorld

    Washington, DC

    • From $24.44 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Surveillance Security Guard?

  • Tactical Security Officer - Patrol

    GardaWorld

    Beaverton, OR

    • $22 USD / hour

    Ready to suit up as a Tactical Security Guard?

  • Security Officer| Part-Time | Rupp Arena

    Oak View Group

    Lexington, KY

    • $17 to $18 USD / hour
    • Part-time
  • Professional Security Officer

    Securitas Security Services

    Louisville, KY

    • $18.5 USD / hour

    Are you interested in being part of our Security Team?

  • Split Shift Security Officer- Tully, NY

    Securitas Security Services

    Tully, NY

    • $20.16 USD / hour

    We are currently hiring for a full time split shift Security officer and a part time weekends Security officer for a location in Tully, NY. You will be interacting with a lot of truck…

  • Security Officer

    Northwell

    Huntington, NY

    …future occurrences; operates system vehicles; enforces System Security…