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Also called armed guard, armed security guard, armored car guard and bank guard.

$38,020
Median pay a year
1,283,470
People do this work
6
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  • Operating surveillance equipment
  • Investigating suspicious activities
  • Monitoring access of people
  • Patrolling properties
  • Inspecting equipment
  • Preventing unauthorized access
  • Blocking physical access
  • Maintaining public security
  • Adjusting climate control systems
  • Driving vehicles
  • Writing operational reports

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Security Guard

  • 1 certification

Summary

Security guard monitoring premises to prevent theft and violence, patrolling buildings, securing entrances, writing reports, responding to emergencies, and managing rule violations

Experience

Security Guard

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year
  • Patrolled buildings to prevent and find signs of break-ins and kept doors, windows, and gates secure
  • Locked doors and gates at entrances and exits to keep buildings safe
  • Wrote reports about daily activities and any problems like damage or theft
  • Responded to medical emergencies by giving first aid or calling for paramedics
  • Monitored who entered and left the premises to stop theft and keep security
  • Answered alarms and looked into disturbances to maintain safety
  • Warned people about rule violations and removed them from the premises when needed

Skills

Hands-On Work
Operating surveillance equipment, Preventing unauthorized access, Blocking physical access, Maintaining public security, Adjusting climate control systems, Driving vehicles
Core Skills
Investigating suspicious activities, Monitoring access of people, Patrolling properties, Driver's license, Inspecting equipment

Education

  • High School Diploma
    Your school, Year

Certifications & Licenses

  • State license for this work
    Your state board, Year

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  • Locked doors and gates to secure building entrances and exits
  • Responded to medical emergencies by administering basic first aid and coordinating with emergency services

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Add how often you locked doors and gates each shift

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Locked doors and gates to secure building entrances and exits every time a shift started

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Every time a shift startedAt the end of each daySeveral times throughout the shift

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Show what improved once you responded to medical emergencies

The line

Responded to medical emergencies by administering basic first aid and coordinating with emergency services

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Helped stabilize injured persons until help arrivedReduced response time for medical assistanceIncreased safety for everyone on site

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The work itself

What a Security Guard does

The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.

Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

What it pays

How much does a Security Guard make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile$35,210
Median$38,020
75th percentile$46,200

About 1,283,470 people do this work in the United States.

What it pays in each state
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AK$44,370$47,480$60,400
AL$28,060$33,720$37,420
AR$29,750$35,770$41,210
AZ$35,670$38,290$44,010
CA$37,180$43,240$46,760
CO$37,920$45,150$47,580
CT$36,100$39,920$47,510
DC$45,510$64,210$74,200
DE$36,000$36,360$44,450
FL$32,340$35,900$39,510
GA$30,920$34,980$39,060
HI$37,140$42,820$46,160
IA$34,480$37,080$45,590
ID$34,430$38,300$45,930
IL$37,060$39,490$46,360
IN$31,240$36,490$44,440
KS$31,930$37,080$44,880
KY$31,440$35,420$40,370
LA$29,430$32,240$38,310
MA$37,720$44,670$45,760
MD$35,700$38,220$46,750
ME$34,760$39,100$45,360
MI$34,230$37,080$46,480
MN$37,020$43,380$46,110
MO$36,040$40,390$48,020
MS$26,940$29,180$35,430
MT$35,260$38,480$46,300
NC$30,640$35,010$43,610
ND$34,960$39,310$45,550
NE$37,150$39,840$47,400
NH$38,000$45,200$55,360
NJ$34,770$38,880$48,120
NM$35,570$43,320$53,530
NV$34,610$37,310$44,600
NY$37,210$44,240$51,850
OH$31,140$35,770$44,500
OK$30,980$36,270$44,670
OR$39,680$45,500$48,420
PA$34,570$37,050$44,300
PR$21,840$21,840$21,840
RI$34,370$36,940$44,510
SC$30,130$35,460$38,220
SD$32,190$37,150$45,190
TN$30,850$36,000$40,620
TX$29,290$35,980$43,630
UT$36,410$42,700$45,640
VA$35,990$43,640$54,850
VT$38,560$45,550$61,730
WA$42,030$47,100$56,990
WI$35,030$37,440$46,210
WV$20,800$28,800$35,990
WY$35,530$39,200$48,010

Other names

Other names for this job

armed guard, armed security guard, armored car guard, bank guard, camp guard, driver guard, elevated guard, gate guard, government guard, maritime guard, patrol guard, patrol security guard.

More names for this work

plant guard, plant protection guard, plant security guard, police guard, private security guard, truck guard, unarmed security guard, bodyguard, watchguard, access control security officer, alarm investigator, armed security officer, armored car driver, bag checker, baggage inspector, baggage screener, baggage security checker, bouncer, campus security officer, CSO, closed circuit screen watcher, custom protection officer, CPO, customer security clerk, customer service security officer, door tender, doorshaker, flex officer, floorperson, floorwalker, gate attendant, gate keeper, gate operator, gate person, gate tender, gate watchman, gateman, hall tender, hotel security officer, loss prevention officer, loss prevention rep, loss prevention representative, merchant patroller, merchant police, package checker, patrol officer, patrolman, plant protection officer.

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  • Security Guard

    Already yours: Operating surveillance equipment, Investigating suspicious activities, Monitoring access of people

    4 of the 11 tasks this job is made of

    Median pay$38,020 a year

    What you have not done yet. Inspecting equipment, Preventing unauthorized access, Blocking physical access

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  • Operating surveillance equipment
  • Investigating suspicious activities
  • Monitoring access of people
  • Patrolling properties

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Where these numbers come from

This page is about the occupation Security Guards. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.