DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

33-9032 Security Guards

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 10,890969$17.62/hr$0.48/hr$11.62/hr$13.76/hr$16.81/hr$20.07/hr$25.07/hr
U S 1,126,37010,137$16.16/hr$0.06/hr$10.35/hr$12.06/hr$14.53/hr$18.57/hr$24.62/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Security Guards
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services6,620$16.15/hr
Education and Health Services1,560$19.12/hr
Leisure and Hospitality1,390$15.97/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities510$16.06/hr
Public Administration370$18.92/hr
Financial Activities200$21.51/hr
Manufacturing130$17.89/hr
Other Services80$14.47/hr
Other Regional Data For Security Guards
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Minnesota 10,890 $16.81/hr 8.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 8,710 $16.97/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 8,490 $17.01/hr 8.8%
Central Minnesota 620 $15.59/hr 6.8%
Northeast Minnesota 560 $15.10/hr 5.1%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 560 $14.41/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 540 $14.68/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 400 $17.80/hr 5.4%
Southeast Balance of State 290 $19.38/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 270 $15.62/hr 1.6%
Northwest Balance of State 260 $15.58/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 230 $16.25/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 220 $15.18/hr 4.0%
Northeast Balance of State 170 $12.14/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 130 $14.99/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 130 $15.06/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 100 $19.66/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A $15.78/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A $12.49/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services15,680$18.75/hr6.3%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers9,820$35.65/hr5.9%
Correctional Officers and Jailers4,860$25.45/hr-6.7%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators1,390$37.72/hr4.6%
Bailiffs160$25.29/hr1.4%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators120$36.34/hrN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Security Guards