Job outlook for security forces in the United States

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

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

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

• Security forces salaries have increased 20% for security forces in the last 5 years.

• There are over 7,203 security forces currently employed in the United States.

• There are 84,298 active security forces job openings in the US.

• The average security forces salary is $37,155.

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

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