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
Southeast Minnesota 40086$18.44/hr$1.06/hr$10.65/hr$13.78/hr$17.80/hr$21.93/hr$26.38/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 Services130$18.41/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities30$13.85/hr
Public Administration20$14.21/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
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services1,260$15.35/hr7.5%
Correctional Officers and Jailers870$25.54/hr-4.3%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers720$31.89/hr5.0%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators80$37.10/hr6.9%
Bailiffs10$32.09/hrN/A
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/AN/A9.1%
Fire Inspectors and InvestigatorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Security Guards