Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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 "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)
1,114,380	0.9 %	$15.41	$32,050	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.76	$11.25	$13.70	$17.82	$23.87
Annual Wage (2)	$20,290	$23,400	$28,490	$37,060	$49,650

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	683,730	72.45	$14.66	$30,500
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	38,820	0.70	$17.49	$36,370
Elementary and Secondary Schools	30,810	0.36	$17.16	$35,700
Traveler Accommodation	29,930	1.50	$15.45	$32,130
Real Estate	24,890	1.54	$18.19	$37,830

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	683,730	72.45	$14.66	$30,500
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	10,330	6.86	$16.71	$34,750
Spectator Sports	8,490	5.89	$15.60	$32,450
Gambling Industries	12,450	5.29	$14.78	$30,750
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	19,410	4.96	$13.98	$29,070

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	120	0.11	$29.67	$61,720
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	90	0.06	$27.01	$56,190
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	(8)	(8)	$26.11	$54,310
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	850	0.18	$25.13	$52,270
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	890	0.06	$25.02	$52,030

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	155,540	9.15	1.19	$15.90	$33,070
New York	118,760	12.65	1.64	$17.22	$35,820
Texas	88,250	7.29	0.95	$14.46	$30,090
Florida	85,690	9.95	1.29	$13.36	$27,790
Illinois	47,460	7.92	1.03	$16.13	$33,560

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	13,410	18.82	2.44	$21.16	$44,010
Nevada	21,810	16.19	2.10	$14.47	$30,090
Hawaii	9,460	14.73	1.91	$16.03	$33,330
New York	118,760	12.65	1.64	$17.22	$35,820
Maryland	26,930	10.03	1.30	$17.62	$36,650

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	1,900	6.02	0.78	$22.69	$47,190
District of Columbia	13,410	18.82	2.44	$21.16	$44,010
Washington	18,130	5.56	0.72	$18.49	$38,470
Missouri	17,240	6.15	0.80	$18.09	$37,620
Maryland	26,930	10.03	1.30	$17.62	$36,650

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	131,250	13.82	1.79	$16.99	$35,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	69,830	11.41	1.48	$16.09	$33,460
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	44,130	9.51	1.23	$16.13	$33,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	37,520	14.49	1.88	$13.23	$27,530
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	36,110	11.52	1.50	$20.86	$43,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	28,440	7.97	1.04	$14.54	$30,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	27,140	9.53	1.24	$14.26	$29,660
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	26,260	8.80	1.14	$14.37	$29,900
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	20,180	7.52	0.98	$13.82	$28,740
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	19,230	19.49	2.53	$14.46	$30,080