Job outlook for security technicians in the United States

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

• The projected security technician job growth rate is 1% from 2018-2028.

• About 10,600 new jobs for security technicians are projected over the next decade.

• Security technician salaries have increased 15% for security technicians in the last 5 years.

• There are over 26,064 security technicians currently employed in the United States.

• There are 92,807 active security technician job openings in the US.

• The average security technician salary is $58,338.

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

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