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Security Guards: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
3,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$38,020
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
1,283,470
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 3,000 hours, GUARD, SECURITY (competency-based)
- State medians
- $64,210 in District of Columbia to $21,840 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| GUARD, SECURITY | 0695 | Competency-Based: 3,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 6,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 6,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours |
What security guards earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $64,210 | $30.87 | 15,880 |
| Alaska | $47,480 | $22.83 | 2,100 |
| Washington | $47,100 | $22.64 | 25,800 |
| Vermont | $45,550 | $21.90 | 930 |
| Oregon | $45,500 | $21.88 | 12,200 |
| New Hampshire | $45,200 | $21.73 | 2,450 |
| Colorado | $45,150 | $21.71 | 16,890 |
| Massachusetts | $44,670 | $21.48 | 23,930 |
| New York | $44,240 | $21.27 | 134,700 |
| Virginia | $43,640 | $20.98 | 34,870 |
| Minnesota | $43,380 | $20.86 | 14,440 |
| New Mexico | $43,320 | $20.83 | 8,410 |
| California | $43,240 | $20.79 | 199,480 |
| Hawaii | $42,820 | $20.59 | 10,160 |
| Utah | $42,700 | $20.53 | 7,310 |
| Missouri | $40,390 | $19.42 | 18,630 |
| Connecticut | $39,920 | $19.19 | 12,100 |
| Nebraska | $39,840 | $19.15 | 4,700 |
| Illinois | $39,490 | $18.98 | 53,830 |
| North Dakota | $39,310 | $18.90 | 1,310 |
| Wyoming | $39,200 | $18.85 | 1,130 |
| Maine | $39,100 | $18.80 | 1,930 |
| New Jersey | $38,880 | $18.69 | 41,540 |
| Montana | $38,480 | $18.50 | 1,610 |
| Idaho | $38,300 | $18.41 | 3,750 |
| Arizona | $38,290 | $18.41 | 29,820 |
| Maryland | $38,220 | $18.37 | 27,670 |
| Wisconsin | $37,440 | $18.00 | 12,030 |
| Nevada | $37,310 | $17.94 | 26,680 |
| South Dakota | $37,150 | $17.86 | 1,460 |
| Iowa | $37,080 | $17.83 | 6,890 |
| Kansas | $37,080 | $17.83 | 7,150 |
| Michigan | $37,080 | $17.83 | 25,240 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,050 | $17.81 | 43,610 |
| Rhode Island | $36,940 | $17.76 | 3,160 |
| Indiana | $36,490 | $17.54 | 19,930 |
| Delaware | $36,360 | $17.48 | 3,430 |
| Oklahoma | $36,270 | $17.44 | 12,210 |
| Tennessee | $36,000 | $17.31 | 27,690 |
| Texas | $35,980 | $17.30 | 106,210 |
| Florida | $35,900 | $17.26 | 95,370 |
| Arkansas | $35,770 | $17.20 | 6,390 |
| Ohio | $35,770 | $17.20 | 34,450 |
| South Carolina | $35,460 | $17.05 | 16,610 |
| Kentucky | $35,420 | $17.03 | 13,580 |
| North Carolina | $35,010 | $16.83 | 29,830 |
| Georgia | $34,980 | $16.82 | 36,210 |
| Alabama | $33,720 | $16.21 | 15,210 |
| Louisiana | $32,240 | $15.50 | 17,210 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $31,990 | $15.38 | 1,030 |
| Mississippi | $29,180 | $14.03 | 10,160 |
| West Virginia | $28,800 | $13.85 | 5,200 |
| Guam | $22,090 | $10.62 | 800 |
| Puerto Rico | $21,840 | $10.50 | 26,100 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.