Job outlook for commissioned security officers in the United States

Commissioned security officer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected commissioned security officer job growth rate is 3% from 2018-2028.

• About 38,000 new jobs for commissioned security officers are projected over the next decade.

• Commissioned security officer salaries have increased 20% for commissioned security officers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 761,643 commissioned security officers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 109,975 active commissioned security officer job openings in the US.

• The average commissioned security officer salary is $32,152.

Compare the number of commissioned security officer jobs and the average commissioned security officer salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of commissioned security officer job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where commissioned security officers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.