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
Northwest Minnesota 27027$16.37/hr$0.41/hr$11.00/hr$13.20/hr$15.62/hr$18.93/hr$22.95/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
Education and Health Services140$16.70/hr
Leisure and Hospitality50$12.41/hr
Public Administration50$16.89/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities10$14.70/hr
Other Regional Data For Security Guards
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 8,490 $17.01/hr 4.1%
Central Minnesota 620 $15.59/hr 1.5%
Northeast Minnesota 560 $15.10/hr 0.0%
Southeast Minnesota 400 $17.80/hr -0.1%
Northwest Minnesota 270 $15.62/hr -0.6%
Southwest Minnesota 220 $15.18/hr -3.4%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers1,320$28.99/hr6.2%
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services890$18.15/hr8.3%
Correctional Officers and Jailers560$22.19/hr-3.8%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators140$37.17/hr6.3%
Bailiffs50$23.92/hr5.6%
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/AN/A3.6%
Fire Inspectors and InvestigatorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Security Guards