Vocational Programs for Security Guards Career

The role of Security Guards is to guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $40,440 and $19 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Security Guards career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,202,940 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Security Guards is $19,900. The average length of the programs is 36 hours and the average completion time is 9.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Security Guards Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Security Guards. Total 36 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Security and Loss Prevention Services page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Security Guards
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Security and Loss Prevention Services	36	$19,900	-	36 Hours	9.00 Months

Related Occupations to Security Guards Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Security Guards.

Related Occupations toSecurity Guards
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	14,200	$82,510	$40
Correctional Officers and Jailers	351K	$58,810	$28
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Parking Enforcement Workers	7,420	$50,430	$24
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	90,780	$40,650	$20
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	124K	$31,340	$15
Transportation Security Screeners	47,950	$51,040	$25
Protective Service Workers, All Other	82,500	$47,420	$23
Public Safety Telecommunicators	97,820	$52,140	$25
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	206K	$50,830	$24
Airfield Operations Specialists	18,320	$62,140	$30
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	11,520	$34,420	$17

Schools offering vocational programs for Security Guards

The following 34 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Security Guards. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.