Security guards & gaming surveillance officers

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2022 Workforce

991k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$39,998

Average Male Salary

$41,369

Average Female Salary

$35,792

About

Security guards & gaming surveillance officers are most often employed by the Investigation & security services industry. The average yearly wage for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers was $39,998 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Security guards & gaming surveillance officers are NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 5--East New York & Cypress Hills PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Security guards & gaming surveillance officers are Guayama, Salinas & Patillas PUMA, PR, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY, and District of Columbia (East) PUMA, DC.

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Service Occupations Protective service occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Security guards & gaming surveillance officers workforce. Security guards & gaming surveillance officers workforce in 2022 was 990,947 people, of which 24.6% were women and 75.4% were men. Security guards & gaming surveillance officers are paid most in Norfolk County--Brookline, Milton & Dedham PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Guayama, Salinas & Patillas PUMA, PR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

747,334

Male Workforce

± 21.2k

243,613

Female Workforce

± 12.1k

The Security guards & gaming surveillance officers workforce in 2022 was 990,947 people (24.6% women and 75.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −1.01% between 2014 (1,001,047) and 2022 (990,947).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Hampshire ($65,406), Maryland ($58,224), and Virginia ($56,194).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,998

AVERAGE WAGE

#409 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Security guards & gaming surveillance officers earned an average of $39,998, $24,685 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Security guards & gaming surveillance officers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.399

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Security guards & gaming surveillance officers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.399, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Security guards & gaming surveillance officers and on wages for those in the field. Investigation & security services is the industry that employs the most Security guards & gaming surveillance officers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($135,959).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

991k

2022 Workforce

± 24,360

−0.585%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.49%

This graphic shows the share of Security guards & gaming surveillance officers employed by various industries. Investigation & security services employs the largest share of Security guards & gaming surveillance officers at 85.8%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 7.39% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 6.85%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Security guards & gaming surveillance officers in the US. The workforce of Security guards & gaming surveillance officers in 2022 was 990,947 people, with 24.6% woman, and 75.4% men. The average age of male Security guards & gaming surveillance officers in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Security guards & gaming surveillance officers is 40.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Security guards & gaming surveillance officers in 2022 was 990,947 people, with 24.6% woman, and 75.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (137,460 people), 20 to 24 years (132,177 people), and 30 to 34 years (114,933 people). Among them they concentrated 38.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 21% of Security guards & gaming surveillance officers workers were Hispanic and 79% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.7%), Puerto Rican (32.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.9)%

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Races

In 2022, 47.5% of the Security guards & gaming surveillance officers workforce were White, of which 19.9% were women and 80.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (31.2%) and Two or More Races (9.22%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers is Protective Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Protective Services.

Among the necessary skills for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers, Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Security guards & gaming surveillance officers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Security guards & gaming surveillance officers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Protective Services (33,806 people), Business (29,028 people), and Social Sciences (14,422 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Security guards & gaming surveillance officers workers were High School or Equivalent (361,016 people), Some college (300,530 people), and Bachelors Degree (130,913 people).

The graphic shows the Security guards & gaming surveillance officers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Security guards & gaming surveillance officers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Security guards & gaming surveillance officers need many skills, but most especially Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Speaking.