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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 8,490953$17.77/hr$0.50/hr$11.93/hr$14.09/hr$17.01/hr$20.09/hr$25.17/hr
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 Services5,990$16.31/hr
Education and Health Services930$19.45/hr
Leisure and Hospitality660$17.27/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities390$16.71/hr
Public Administration230$19.41/hr
Financial Activities160$20.62/hr
Manufacturing60$18.18/hr
Other Services60$15.12/hr
Other Regional Data For Security Guards
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 8,490 $17.01/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 560 $15.10/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 430 $19.76/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 400 $17.80/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 150 $16.38/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 110 $12.32/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 90 $15.58/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 80 $17.02/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 80 $14.81/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 50 $16.36/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A $14.02/hr N/A
Related Occupations
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(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services9,530$19.80/hrN/A
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers5,410$40.09/hrN/A
Correctional Officers and Jailers1,770$27.10/hrN/A
Detectives and Criminal Investigators960$39.41/hrN/A
Fire Inspectors and Investigators100$36.48/hrN/A
BailiffsN/AN/AN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/A$81.00/hrN/A
Tasks for Security Guards