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Security Guards

SOC 33-9032 · 2024-2034

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

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

The job this trains for

Typical pay in California

$44,335per year

Projected openings

264,160

Projected change

+3.3%

Usually needs

High school diploma or equivalent

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

1. Active Listening
2. Monitoring
3. Speaking
4. Coordination
5. Critical Thinking
6. Social Perceptiveness

Pay by region

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

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• Security Officer l

  East Los Angeles Skills Center - LAUSD · Los Angeles · $985

• Security Officer

  Monrovia Community Adult School · Monrovia · $1,995

• Security Officer - Armed

  Monrovia Community Adult School · Monrovia · $3,995

• Security Officer Training

  EdNet Career Institute, Inc · Woodland Hills · $2,595

• Security Officer Trainee

  Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD · Los Angeles · $614

• Security

  Police Science Institute · Fresno · $7,495

• Private Security Officer (Unarmed)

  Employed Security Service Center, Inc. · Long Beach · $850

• Homeland Security Certificate of Achievement

  City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $1,251

• Security Guard Card

  Twilight Adult Education School · Pasadena · $1,995

• Security Training Academy

  San Antonio ROP · Pomona · $2,100

• Security Officer 1

  Los Angeles Technology Center - LAUSD · Los Angeles · $519

• Security Officer Trainee

  Los Angeles Technology Center - LAUSD · Los Angeles · $694

• Security Officer 1

  Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSD · Los Angeles · $597

• Security Officer Trainee

  Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSD · Los Angeles · $777

• Security Guard - Unarmed

  Azusa Adult Education Center · Azusa · $1,995

• Security Guard-Armed

  Azusa Adult Education Center · Azusa · $3,995

• Basic 40 Hr Guard Card Training Bundle - Security Guard Card Training (8 hrs) plus 32 Additional Hours

  Sectr · Victorville · $1,300

• Security Guard Card Training

  Sectr · Victorville · $380

• Security Officer Trainee

  Westchester-Emerson Community Adult - LAUSD · Los Angeles · $774

• Comprehensive Security Training

  Pacific West Academy · Van Nuys · $4,130

• Advanced Private Security Specialist

  Hacienda La Puente Adult Education · La Puente · $2,200

• Professional Security Officer

  Veterans Stand Together · South Gate · $4,767

• Security Guard (with or without Firearm) Course

  Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program · El Centro · $5,580

• Intermediate Security Program 90

  Bentley-Forbes Security Training Academy Inc. · Van Nuys · $2,395

• Security Guard Training

  Crossroad Recruitment & Training · Covina · $1,309

• FUNDAMENTAL SECURITY COHORT (HYBRID)

  Sentri Institute Inc. · Stanton · $3,236

• Security Officer Trainee

  Evans Community Adult School - LAUSD · Los Angeles · $812

• Security Guard 1

  Evans Community Adult School - LAUSD · Los Angeles · $705

• Security Guard Apprenticeship

  Dental Tech, LLC. · Victorville · $4,000