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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
33-9032 Security Guards
Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment. Excludes “Police Officers” (33-3050) and “Transportation Security Screeners” (33-9093).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
1,126,370 |
0.9 % |
$15.88 |
$33,030 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$10.17 |
$11.85 |
$14.27 |
$18.24 |
$24.19 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$21,150 |
$24,650 |
$29,680 |
$37,950 |
$50,310 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Investigation and Security Services |
691,090 |
72.20 |
$15.07 |
$31,350 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
38,710 |
0.69 |
$18.18 |
$37,800 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
32,330 |
0.38 |
$17.87 |
$37,170 |
Traveler Accommodation |
31,360 |
1.53 |
$16.11 |
$33,500 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
25,130 |
0.45 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Investigation and Security Services |
691,090 |
72.20 |
$15.07 |
$31,350 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
11,420 |
7.27 |
$15.79 |
$32,850 |
Spectator Sports |
7,960 |
5.42 |
$15.96 |
$33,200 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
1,000 |
5.26 |
$23.07 |
$47,990 |
Gambling Industries |
11,760 |
5.19 |
$15.14 |
$31,490 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Water, Sewage and Other Systems |
(8) |
(8) |
$29.24 |
$60,820 |
Natural Gas Distribution |
60 |
0.05 |
$28.65 |
$59,600 |
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
90 |
0.01 |
$28.22 |
$58,690 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
870 |
0.06 |
$26.84 |
$55,820 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
390 |
0.09 |
$26.53 |
$55,180 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
162,850 |
9.37 |
1.22 |
$16.17 |
$33,640 |
New York |
118,210 |
12.41 |
1.62 |
$18.03 |
$37,510 |
Texas |
90,820 |
7.31 |
0.95 |
$14.78 |
$30,740 |
Florida |
86,190 |
9.80 |
1.28 |
$14.01 |
$29,150 |
Illinois |
46,120 |
7.65 |
1.00 |
$16.25 |
$33,800 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
14,810 |
20.47 |
2.67 |
$21.25 |
$44,200 |
Nevada |
22,310 |
16.02 |
2.09 |
$15.89 |
$33,050 |
Hawaii |
8,930 |
14.05 |
1.83 |
$16.67 |
$34,670 |
New York |
118,210 |
12.41 |
1.62 |
$18.03 |
$37,510 |
New Jersey |
40,170 |
9.83 |
1.28 |
$15.86 |
$33,000 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
14,810 |
20.47 |
2.67 |
$21.25 |
$44,200 |
Alaska |
1,770 |
5.58 |
0.73 |
$20.70 |
$43,060 |
Washington |
18,720 |
5.64 |
0.74 |
$19.73 |
$41,030 |
Missouri |
17,330 |
6.14 |
0.80 |
$18.83 |
$39,160 |
Virginia |
32,070 |
8.27 |
1.08 |
$18.27 |
$38,000 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
132,220 |
13.69 |
1.79 |
$17.58 |
$36,560 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
70,980 |
11.38 |
1.48 |
$15.82 |
$32,910 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
43,550 |
9.31 |
1.21 |
$16.20 |
$33,690 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
38,230 |
14.47 |
1.89 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
37,910 |
11.92 |
1.55 |
$21.33 |
$44,380 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
29,580 |
8.09 |
1.05 |
$14.46 |
$30,070 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
27,790 |
9.11 |
1.19 |
$15.00 |
$31,190 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
26,100 |
9.07 |
1.18 |
$15.09 |
$31,380 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
23,440 |
8.54 |
1.11 |
$13.03 |
$27,090 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
21,400 |
8.65 |
1.13 |
$18.55 |
$38,580 |
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