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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2015

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33-9032 Security Guards

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Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

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1,097,660

Employment Mean hourly Mean annual

Wage RSE (3)
RSE (3)
wage
wage (2)
0.9 %

$13.68

$28,460

0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile

10%

25%

50%
(Median)

75%

90%

Hourly Wage

$8.82

$9.80

$11.84

$15.87

$21.64

$24,630

$33,000 $45,010

Annual Wage (2) $18,350 $20,370

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with
employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Investigation and Security Services

649,980

74.29

$12.66

$26,340

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

36,960

0.70

$16.11

$33,510

Elementary and Secondary Schools

32,140

0.38

$15.88

$33,020

Traveler Accommodation

30,070

1.59

$14.49

$30,150

Local Government (OES Designation)

24,540

0.46

$17.34

$36,080

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

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Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Investigation and Security Services

649,980

74.29

$12.66

$26,340

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar

Events

9,970

8.03

$15.31

$31,840

Facilities Support Services

9,910

6.91

$13.65

$28,390

Spectator Sports

8,410

6.08

$15.24

$31,710

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)

22,360

6.05

$12.53

$26,070

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Natural Gas Distribution

100

0.09

$26.40

$54,900

Rail Transportation

110

0.05

$24.66

$51,290

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

650

0.05

$23.84

$49,580

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and

Distribution

5,230

1.33

$23.74

$49,370

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

1,080

0.22

$22.84

$47,510

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all
areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

California

151,130

9.75

1.23

$13.45

$27,970

New York

113,490

12.63

1.59

$15.48

$32,190

Texas

88,450

7.64

0.96

$13.31

$27,680

Florida

82,860

10.46

1.31

$11.10

$23,090

Illinois

49,250

8.41

1.06

$14.88

$30,940

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

District of Columbia

13,110

19.39

Nevada

20,730

16.81

Hawaii

9,920

New York
Maryland

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

2.44

$18.75

$39,010

2.11

$13.24

$27,530

16.00

2.01

$14.00

$29,120

113,490

12.63

1.59

$15.48

$32,190

28,680

11.05

1.39

$15.32

$31,860

Top paying States for this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

District of Columbia

13,110

19.39

Alaska

2,030

6.22

Washington

19,850

Minnesota
Virginia

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

2.44

$18.75

$39,010

0.78

$18.12

$37,690

6.65

0.84

$16.49

$34,310

10,550

3.81

0.48

$16.46

$34,230

31,490

8.55

1.07

$16.12

$33,530

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

New York-Jersey City-White Plains,

NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

96,090

14.83

1.86

$15.32

$31,860

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,

CA Metropolitan Division

53,190

12.96

1.63

$12.83

$26,690

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington
Heights, IL Metropolitan Division

40,330

11.29

1.42

$14.91

$31,020

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan
Division

32,680

13.52

1.70

$18.56

$38,600

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar
Land, TX

27,180

9.28

1.17

$13.23

$27,520

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX
Metropolitan Division

23,430

10.05

1.26

$13.24

$27,540

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

20,510

8.27

1.04

$12.62

$26,240

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL
Metropolitan Division

20,340

18.62

2.34

$10.84

$22,550

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

18,310

9.76

1.23

$13.85

$28,820

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise,
NV

18,210

20.11

2.53

$13.30

$27,670

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise,
NV

18,210

20.11

2.53

$13.30

$27,670

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL
Metropolitan Division

20,340

18.62

2.34

$10.84

$22,550

Urban Honolulu, HI

7,930

17.49

2.20

$13.61

$28,310

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

2,100

16.56

2.08

$13.88

$28,870

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI

940

15.71

1.97

$12.48

$25,960

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

9,090

15.07

1.89

$10.50

$21,840

West Palm Beach-Boca RatonDelray Beach, FL Metropolitan

Division

8,480

15.00

1.88

$11.55

$24,020

Sumter, SC

530

14.99

1.88

$10.14

$21,090

New York-Jersey City-White Plains,

NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

96,090

14.83

1.86

$15.32

$31,860

New Orleans-Metairie, LA

8,260

14.80

1.86

$13.89

$28,900

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

California-Lexington Park, MD

160

3.62

0.45

$22.70

$47,210

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA

320

3.94

0.49

$22.17

$46,120

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury
Town, MA-NH NECTA Division

380

5.99

0.75

$21.60

$44,940

Burlington, NC

200

3.50

0.44

$20.76

$43,180

Springfield, IL

420

3.95

0.50

$19.95

$41,490

Fairbanks, AK

200

5.16

0.65

$19.87

$41,330

San Luis Obispo-Paso RoblesArroyo Grande, CA

690

6.27

0.79

$19.64

$40,860

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville,
MD Metropolitan Division

5,000

8.70

1.09

$19.23

$39,990

Trenton, NJ

2,770

12.45

1.56

$18.78

$39,060

Kennewick-Richland, WA

650

6.28

0.79

$18.77

$39,040

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Southeast Oklahoma
nonmetropolitan area

1,520

9.08

1.14

$12.60

$26,210

Northeast Mississippi
nonmetropolitan area

1,300

5.79

0.73

$10.72

$22,310

Hawaii / Maui / Kauai

nonmetropolitan area

1,210

12.79

1.61

$15.54

$32,320

Southeast Coastal North Carolina

nonmetropolitan area

1,160

4.76

0.60

$11.09

$23,070

Southeast Mississippi
nonmetropolitan area

1,030

6.72

0.84

$12.30

$25,590

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico

nonmetropolitan area

430

29.36

3.69

$31.90

$66,340

Hawaii / Maui / Kauai

nonmetropolitan area

1,210

12.79

1.61

$15.54

$32,320

Southern West Virginia

nonmetropolitan area

740

9.37

1.18

$12.47

$25,950

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan

area

970

9.23

1.16

$8.89

$18,480

Southeast Oklahoma
nonmetropolitan area

1,520

9.08

1.14

$12.60

$26,210

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico

nonmetropolitan area

430

29.36

3.69

$31.90

$66,340

Far West North Dakota

nonmetropolitan area

190

2.28

0.29

$23.81

$49,520

Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan

area

470

6.21

0.78

$21.21

$44,110

Northwest Washington
nonmetropolitan area

240

4.91

0.62

$20.85

$43,360

Southeast Nebraska
nonmetropolitan area

240

5.25

0.66

$19.75

$41,070

About May 2015 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas,
and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in
the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th
percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More
about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates
do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported
survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more
precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A
location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less
than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OES estimates and related information:
May 2015 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2015 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2015 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2015 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2015 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2016

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