In 2021, the industry with most security guards working within it were investigation and security services, with approximately 670,000 employed. Local government in the United States was the industry with the lowest amount of security guards, totaling over 20,000.
Industries with the highest level of employment of security guards in the United States from 2020 to 2021
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Statistics on Security services in the U.S.
Industry overview
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- Premium Statistic Security services market size worldwide by region 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Market size of security services in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Outsourced contract security industry: market size in U.S. 2014-2021
- Basic Statistic Fastest-growing private security companies in the U.S. by revenue growth 2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue of the leading contract security companies U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Spending on information security products and services worldwide 2016-2024
Leading companies
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- Premium Statistic Monthly recurring revenue of US electronic security vendors 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of subscribers to electronic security vendors in the U.S. 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Securitas AB worldwide from 2011 to 2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Securitas AB worldwide by business segment 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of G4S worldwide from 2010 to 2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of G4S worldwide by customer type 2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of ADT Inc. worldwide 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of AlliedUniversal worldwide 2015-2021
Employment
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- Premium Statistic Industries employing the largest number of security guards in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic States with the highest level of employment of security guards in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic States with the highest wages for security guards in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Security officers in the U.S. outsourced contract security industry 2014-2021
IT security services
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- Premium Statistic Total revenue global information security market 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic IT security services spending worldwide 2017-2023
- Premium Statistic Total spending on global information security market 2017-2023, by segment
- Premium Statistic Public cloud management and security services market size 2015-2023
Further related statistics
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- Gender distribution of security guards in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Annual turnover of security companies in the UK 2021-2022
- Number of AI investment deals in security sector in China 2012-2020
- Industry revenue of “security guard and patrol services“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Gross value added for the security sector in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2016
- Distribution of security industry employment in the UK 2017, by function
- Security sector: top security exports in the UK 2014, by product type
- Monthly average income of club security staff Hong Kong 2010-2020
- Private security services provided in Russia 2015-2019
- Industry revenue of “security guard and patrol services“ in New York 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “security guard and patrol services“ in Ohio 2012-2024
- Individuals employed in security occupations in the UK in 2019, by occupation
- Revenue of the private security sector in the Netherlands 2006-2020
- Distribution of the private security sector revenue the Netherlands 2020, by branch
- Revenue of event and cafe security services in the Netherlands 2013-2020
- Distribution of event and cafe security services turnover Netherlands 2018, by branch
- Employees in the security sector in the Netherlands 2020, by branch
- Total assets of ADT Inc. worldwide 2009-2021
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- Gender distribution of security guards in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Annual turnover of security companies in the UK 2021-2022
- Number of AI investment deals in security sector in China 2012-2020
- Industry revenue of “security guard and patrol services“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Gross value added for the security sector in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2016
- Distribution of security industry employment in the UK 2017, by function
- Security sector: top security exports in the UK 2014, by product type
- Monthly average income of club security staff Hong Kong 2010-2020
- Private security services provided in Russia 2015-2019
- Industry revenue of “security guard and patrol services“ in New York 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “security guard and patrol services“ in Ohio 2012-2024
- Individuals employed in security occupations in the UK in 2019, by occupation
- Revenue of the private security sector in the Netherlands 2006-2020
- Distribution of the private security sector revenue the Netherlands 2020, by branch
- Revenue of event and cafe security services in the Netherlands 2013-2020
- Distribution of event and cafe security services turnover Netherlands 2018, by branch
- Employees in the security sector in the Netherlands 2020, by branch
- Total assets of ADT Inc. worldwide 2009-2021
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2022). Industries with the highest level of employment of security guards in the United States from 2020 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323311/industries-with-the-highest-level-of-employment-of-security-guards-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Industries with the highest level of employment of security guards in the United States from 2020 to 2021." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323311/industries-with-the-highest-level-of-employment-of-security-guards-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Industries with the highest level of employment of security guards in the United States from 2020 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323311/industries-with-the-highest-level-of-employment-of-security-guards-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Industries with The Highest Level of Employment of Security Guards in The United States from 2020 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323311/industries-with-the-highest-level-of-employment-of-security-guards-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries with the highest level of employment of security guards in the United States from 2020 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323311/industries-with-the-highest-level-of-employment-of-security-guards-us/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Industries with the highest level of employment of security guards in the United States from 2020 to 2021 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323311/industries-with-the-highest-level-of-employment-of-security-guards-us/