Job outlook for security forces members in the United States

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

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

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

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

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

• There are 83,714 active security forces member job openings in the US.

• The average security forces member salary is $35,789.

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

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