State Map for Security Guards

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaAverage opportunities
AlaskaAverage opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAverage opportunities
ArkansasBelow average opportunities
CaliforniaAbove average opportunities
ColoradoBelow average opportunities
ConnecticutAverage opportunities
DelawareBelow average opportunities
District of ColumbiaAbove average opportunities
FloridaAverage opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamAbove average opportunities
HawaiiAbove average opportunities
IdahoBelow average opportunities
IllinoisAverage opportunities
IndianaBelow average opportunities
IowaBelow average opportunities
KansasBelow average opportunities
KentuckyAverage opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineBelow average opportunities
MarylandAbove average opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganBelow average opportunities
MinnesotaBelow average opportunities
MississippiAverage opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaBelow average opportunities
NebraskaBelow average opportunities
NevadaAbove average opportunities
New HampshireBelow average opportunities
New JerseyAverage opportunities
New MexicoAverage opportunities
New YorkAbove average opportunities
North CarolinaBelow average opportunities
North DakotaBelow average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAverage opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonBelow average opportunities
PennsylvaniaAverage opportunities
Puerto RicoAbove average opportunities
Rhode IslandBelow average opportunities
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaBelow average opportunities
TennesseeAverage opportunities
TexasAverage opportunities
UtahBelow average opportunities
VermontBelow average opportunities
Virgin IslandsAbove average opportunities
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaAverage opportunities
WisconsinBelow average opportunities
WyomingBelow average opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for security guards are very likely in the future.