25+ Security & Public Safety Jobs in Austin, TX

Observed metro wage data puts the protective-service group at a $28.89 median hourly wage and $60,090 median annual wage in May 2025, with a mean of $29.19. Proxy signals tell a more uneven current story: hourly-paid postings cluster around about $19 / hour, while Austin Police cadets are being advertised at about $67,000 during the academy with pay above $90,000 within a year of graduation. For firefighters specifically, one Austin pay guide based on BLS data put median pay at $58,830, with a $46,260 to $74,070 middle band.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 17 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $37,440 at the 25th percentile, $48,880 at the median and $55,120 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Local signals say Austin is hiring, but in a targeted way: Austin Police is actively recruiting, the city approved a 64-week police billboard campaign worth up to $108,600, and Round Rock's proposed FY 2026-27 budget adds seven police officers and 15 firefighters. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies, and the employer base was fragmented rather than dominated by one hirer. With metro unemployment at 4% in July 2026, this looks favorable for qualified candidates, especially people who can pass public-sector screening or step into armed or institutional security quickly.

Best positioned: Candidates with clean backgrounds, recent emergency-response or access-control experience, and current CPR, First Aid, AED, or Texas security guard credentials have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume the whole category pays like sworn city roles; the occupation-wide median annual wage was $60,090, but hourly-paid postings in the active sample center on about $19 / hour because many openings are lower-paid security jobs.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 29 openings in this market. 2 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Admiral Security: 6 open roles
2. AUS: 4 open roles
3. A2A Security: 1 open role
4. AFL: 1 open role
5. Austincc: 1 open role
6. AX9 Security, Inc.: 1 open role
7. BEST Crowd Management: 1 open role
8. Brightstar Lottery: 1 open role
9. Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District: 1 open role
10. CapMetro: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Austin: 24
• Manor: 1
• Travis County: 1
• Pflugerville: 1
• West Lake Hills: 1
• Round Rock: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 25 (93%), hybrid 2 (7%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunities are concentrated in a few lanes rather than spread evenly across the whole category. The strongest public evidence is on the municipal side: Austin Police continues active recruiting, the city funded a 64-week officer ad campaign worth up to $108,600, and Round Rock's proposed budget adds seven police officers plus 15 firefighters. Short-term operational surges also show up in increased Labor Day DWI enforcement and ongoing sheriff investigative workload. A second lane is institutional and private security. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies, with a fragmented employer base rather than one dominant hirer. The most-active industries in the sample were military and protective services, security and investigations, education, security & safety, and hospitality, and state-government demand includes multiple Texas Parks and Wildlife security officer roles in Austin.

• Sworn policing (high): Austin Police is actively recruiting, and city-funded advertising plus Round Rock budget growth show continued pressure to hire sworn staff.
• Fire service (moderate): Round Rock's proposed budget adds 15 firefighters, and Central Texas departments were able to deploy 15 firefighters on statewide mutual aid while backfilling locally, suggesting steady staffing need rather than a pullback.
• Institutional and private security (high): The local posting mix includes security and investigations, education, hospitality, and security & safety employers, and private hiring is fragmented across many companies rather than controlled by one firm.
• State-agency security (moderate): Austin also has state-government security demand, including multiple Texas Parks and Wildlife security officer openings at headquarters.

Where to focus: If you already meet background and licensing standards, focus first on sworn or public-sector pipelines; if not, use institutional or armed security roles to build recent experience while you complete credentials.

Roles worth searching next

• 911 operations or public safety communications specialist: Austin created a new civilian-led office to oversee 911 calls and approved four initial hires, while earlier 2026 city reporting said emergency communications issues were still a concern.
• Evidence or forensic services coordinator: Austin is extending DNA evidence-processing infrastructure through an agreement worth up to $3,200,000, which supports ongoing investigative-support work around evidence handling and case prep.
• Emergency management or homeland security coordinator: The city scheduled staffing-forecast discussions across public-safety agencies, and Texas released a 2026-2030 Homeland Security Strategic Plan, both of which support planning and coordination work around frontline operations.
• Security operations or access-control coordinator: Access control, surveillance, Microsoft Office, and customer service are common local requirements, which makes operations-oriented security coordination a realistic step for people coming from guard or military backgrounds.

What postings ask for

• CPR and First Aid (table_stakes | immediate): These are among the most commonly requested credentials, appearing in about 15% of postings each, and the related skills also show up across a large share of local roles. Who: Entry-level applicants, lifeguard or site-safety candidates, and career switchers.
• AED (table_stakes | immediate): AED appears in about 10% of postings and often travels with CPR and First Aid for guard, lifeguard, and site-safety roles. Who: Anyone targeting basic protective roles where quick medical response is expected.
• Texas security guard license (differentiator | immediate): The Texas security guard license shows up in about 10% of local postings and is one of the clearest ways for career switchers to become employable quickly in Austin's security-heavy opening mix. Who: Career switchers and anyone using private security as a bridge into higher-trust roles.
• Emergency response (table_stakes | immediate): Emergency response is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample, appearing in about 30% of postings. Who: Nearly everyone in this category, especially patrol, fire, event security, and campus-security applicants.
• Access control and surveillance (differentiator | immediate): Access control and surveillance appear in about 20% of postings each, which maps well to campus, hospitality, and facility-security jobs that are plentiful in the current mix. Who: Candidates targeting institutional, hospitality, education, or corporate-site security.
• Report writing and Microsoft Office (differentiator | near-term): Microsoft Office appears in about 25% of postings, and broader public-safety reporting points to rising emphasis on digital documentation, records management, and accountability tools. Who: Mid-career applicants, supervisors, and people who want to move toward records, coordination, or investigative-support work.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Observed metro wage data puts the protective-service group at a $28.89 median hourly wage and $60,090 median annual wage in May 2025, with a mean of $29.19. Proxy signals tell a more uneven current story: hourly-paid postings cluster around about $19 / hour, while Austin Police cadets are being advertised at about $67,000 during the academy with pay above $90,000 within a year of graduation. For firefighters specifically, one Austin pay guide based on BLS data put median pay at $58,830, with a $46,260 to $74,070 middle band. Austin can support decent earnings in this category, but only some tracks clearly beat local costs: MIT estimates a $59,640 annual living-wage threshold for one worker in the metro, so the occupation-wide median is just above that line while lower-end roles may not be.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX concentrated?

Real opportunities are concentrated in a few lanes rather than spread evenly across the whole category. The strongest public evidence is on the municipal side: Austin Police continues active recruiting, the city funded a 64-week officer ad campaign worth up to $108,600, and Round Rock's proposed budget adds seven police officers plus 15 firefighters. Short-term operational surges also show up in increased Labor Day DWI enforcement and ongoing sheriff investigative workload. A second lane is institutional and private security. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies, with a fragmented employer base rather than one dominant hirer. The most-active industries in the sample were military and protective services, security and investigations, education, security & safety, and hospitality, and state-government demand includes multiple Texas Parks and Wildlife security officer roles in Austin.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Admiral Security (10 postings), A2A Security (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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