How many hours do security guards work?

Security guards work 40 hours per workweek. Many facilities must always have someone on duty, so security guards work shifts. These shifts can be 8 to 12 hours, depending on the facility. Typically, if a security guard works 8-hour shifts, they work five shifts a week, while 12-hour shifts are generally only three shifts a week.

Security guards often work weekends and do not have a set work week. They have rotating shifts so that while they work some weekends, there is still time for them to have weekends off. It is just a rotating schedule, so everyone gets a turn.