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Security Guard Career Market Report 2026

566 active jobs. 196 companies. Median salary $69K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

566
Active Job Openings
196
Companies Hiring
$69K
Median Salary (US)
53%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Security Guard market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 53% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $69K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $46K to $145K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 13%

C++ demand rose +6.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Continuity Global Solutions leads hiring with 39 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Manager (+$80K, +224%)

Salary increase: +$80K · Sample: Junior → Manager

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 13% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager48$75K$115K$146K
Junior6$36K$36K$57K

What jumps out

Junior → Manager: +$80K (224%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States47$66KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.7%
Remote0.7%
Hybrid0.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
13%
CISSP
10%
Logistics
10%
Supply Chain
10%
Project Management
8%
TypeScript
8%
C++
7%
SAP
7%
Loss Prevention
6%
AWS
6%
Emergency Management
5%
Program Management
5%

Skills on the Rise

C++ ↑+6.6ppSAP ↑+6.6ppLoss Prevention ↑+6.3ppAWS ↑+6.0ppEmergency Management ↑+4.7pp

Declining in Demand

Risk Management ↓-27.1ppJournalism ↓-25.7ppCustomer Service ↓-24.8ppCPR / First Aid ↓-17.9ppSustainability ↓-14.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Continuity Global Solutions396.9%
camba295.1%
Asmglobal213.7%
Accorhotel183.2%
Amazon132.3%
Livenation122.1%
Brinks122.1%
globalguardian111.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States257
Canada13
India11
United Kingdom10
Nigeria7
Mexico6
Australia6
Saudi Arabia5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree67.8%204
Master's Degree13.0%39
Bachelor's Degree8.0%24
High School / GED0.3%1

Certifications

CISSP (9%)CISM (5%)CPR Certified (3%)CCNA (1%)CISA (1%)

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