{"id":24515,"date":"2024-07-17T11:50:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T11:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobera.com\/?p=24515"},"modified":"2024-07-17T11:50:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T11:50:24","slug":"security-guard-industry-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/security-guard-industry-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Guard Industry Statistics: Insights and Trends [2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Workforce Demographics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Over half of US security guards are employed in private industries, not public sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Around 25% of security guards in the US are women.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. More than 30% of US security guards are 45 years old or older.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Approximately 24.1% of security guards in the US work part-time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. As of 2022, over 1.1 million individuals are employed as security guards in the US.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Employment Trends<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Employment of security guards is expected to increase by 3% from 2020 to 2030.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The top five states for security guard employment in the US are California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Illinois.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Most security guard companies are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. There are around 13,000 businesses in the US security guard industry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Market Value and Growth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      1. The US security guard services market was valued at $20 billion in 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. The global security services market, including security guard services, was valued at around $257 billion in 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. The security guard services market in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5% from 2021 to 2028.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Industry Characteristics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. About 43% of security guards in the US work in the investigation and security services sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Nearly 70% of North America’s security services market in 2020 consisted of contract security guards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Over 70% of security firms in the US provide armed guard services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Financial Aspects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          1. The average hourly wage for a security guard in the US in 2021 was $16.78.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. The annual earnings for a security guard in the US averaged around $35,840 in 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            Technological Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Integrating technologies like CCTV and access control can reduce the need for security guards by up to 20%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. The demand for security guard services increased for nearly 40% of employers during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Industry Challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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              1. The security guard industry faces a high turnover rate, estimated to be as high as 300%.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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