75+ Security & Public Safety Jobs in Miami, FL

On government wage data, Miami protective-service work paid a mean $28.87 an hour in May 2025, with a broad-group annual mean of $60,050, median $45,880, 25th percentile $35,990, 75th percentile $76,830, and 90th percentile $102,040. By contrast, recent online hourly postings in the metro center on about $18 to $20 an hour, with a broader band of about $15 to $23, which likely reflects the heavier mix of entry-level private security roles rather than the whole occupation.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 50 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $37,461 at the 25th percentile, $41,600 at the median and $46,301 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 16, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a usable but selective market over the next 3-6 months. Miami's metro unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, and metro employment was up 0.5417% year over year, so the local economy is still absorbing workers. But the occupation-specific statewide backdrop is softer: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Florida Protective Services & Public Safety employment down 1.1% year over year and active postings down 17.4% year over year in September 2026. Local opportunity is still real because protective-service occupations make up 3.3% of metro employment versus 2.4% nationally, and recent recruiting activity includes a City of Miami police campaign capped at 1,000 applications, a Pinecrest law-enforcement hiring expo, and more than 80 Miami-Dade Schools Police recruits sworn in.

Best positioned: Candidates who already have first aid or CPR, can show emergency response, incident reporting, surveillance, and access-control skills, and are open to on-site hospitality, retail, or school-safety roles have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this as a single market: many visible openings are entry-level private security roles, while sworn police and fire jobs run through slower, more competitive agency pipelines.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 89 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AUS: 21 open roles
2. Admiral Security: 10 open roles
3. Security Management Innovations, Inc.: 4 open roles
4. FirstService Residential: 3 open roles
5. Loews Hotels & Co: 3 open roles
6. Allied Universal Corporation: 2 open roles
7. Fontainebleau: 2 open roles
8. KS Services, Inc.: 2 open roles
9. Metropolis: 2 open roles
10. RoadsideMASTERS: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Miami: 33
• Fort Lauderdale: 16
• Miami Beach: 8
• Pompano Beach: 4
• Plantation: 3
• Coral Gables: 3
• Hollywood: 2
• Miramar: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 88 (100%)

Where the demand is

The online market is concentrated first in private security and loss-prevention settings rather than pure public-agency hiring. In the recent posting mix, hospitality accounts for about 30%, retail about 25%, software development about 15%, security and investigations about 15%, and government administration about 10%. The named employer set is fragmented, with more than 75 postings across more than 40 companies over the last 90 days and recurring activity from AUS, The TJX Companies, Inc., Admiral Security, Marriott International, and Economos Properties. That matters because it changes how you should search. If you need faster entry, the broadest opening flow is in on-site guard, access-control, surveillance, and loss-prevention work tied to hotels, retail sites, mixed-use properties, and contracted security coverage. These roles also line up with the local posting mix, which is about 75% entry-level and only about 5% lead-plus. Public-sector and sworn opportunities exist, but they are campaign-based and slower. The City of Miami's probationary police recruitment could close once 1,000 applications were received, Pinecrest Police joined a local hiring expo, Miami-Dade Police graduated 42 recruits, and Miami-Dade Schools Police swore in more than 80 recruits. Fire-service signals are more uneven: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue added new units and a tanker, while Broward's county takeover plan points to future organizational movement rather than immediate open-market hiring.

• Private security, hospitality, and retail safety (high): This is the deepest visible opening pool, supported by the local industry mix, recurring employer names, and the heavy demand for surveillance, access control, incident reporting, and first aid.
• Sworn law enforcement and school safety (moderate): Hiring is active, but it is structured around agency recruitment windows, academies, and intake classes rather than constant easy-entry openings.
• Fire service and county public-safety operations (limited): There are signs of equipment expansion and future organizational change, but the evidence is stronger for pipeline activity and restructuring than for broad immediate outsider hiring.

Where to focus: Use a two-lane search: apply to one or two sworn or public pipelines if you qualify, but keep a heavier application volume in hospitality, retail, and contract-security roles where current visible demand is deeper.

Roles worth searching next

• 911 dispatcher / public safety telecommunicator: It uses the same calm-under-pressure, documentation, and incident-triage skills without requiring street-duty readiness.
• Emergency management specialist: It builds on incident command, coordination, planning, and response knowledge.
• Safety coordinator / facilities safety operations: It keeps you in risk prevention, site procedures, and emergency-readiness work while moving closer to operations.
• Fraud or compliance investigator: Report writing, evidence handling, interviewing, and investigative thinking transfer well.

What postings ask for

• Incident reporting and report writing (table_stakes | immediate): Incident reporting shows up in about 30% of recent local postings, and report writing is also part of the core law-enforcement skill set. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level applicants whose experience must look job-ready fast.
• Emergency response (table_stakes | immediate): Emergency response appears in about 30% of recent local postings and is core across police, fire, school-safety, and guard work. Who: Entry-level, career switchers, and anyone targeting school or public-sector roles.
• Surveillance (differentiator | immediate): Surveillance appears in about 30% of local postings and maps directly to the hospitality, retail, and investigations-heavy mix of openings. Who: Applicants targeting hotel, retail, property, or contract-security jobs.
• Access control (differentiator | immediate): Access control appears in about 25% of local postings, making it one of the clearest screening skills for entry-level on-site roles. Who: Career switchers and entry-level candidates trying to land a first role quickly.
• First aid and CPR (differentiator | immediate): First aid is requested in about 20% of local postings, and first aid and CPR are among the most common certifications named in the sample. Who: Anyone without prior public-safety credentials who needs a fast credibility boost.
• Criminal investigation and investigative documentation (premium | near-term): Criminal investigation, investigative documentation, and crisis negotiation remain part of the higher-value sworn pathway, especially if you want to move beyond guard work. Who: Mid-career applicants and candidates aiming for sworn or investigative roles.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

On government wage data, Miami protective-service work paid a mean $28.87 an hour in May 2025, with a broad-group annual mean of $60,050, median $45,880, 25th percentile $35,990, 75th percentile $76,830, and 90th percentile $102,040. By contrast, recent online hourly postings in the metro center on about $18 to $20 an hour, with a broader band of about $15 to $23, which likely reflects the heavier mix of entry-level private security roles rather than the whole occupation. This is a split market: Miami has a higher concentration of protective-service work than the country overall, but the broad group's mean hourly wage of $28.87 sits below the national $29.19 and below the metrowide all-occupation average of $32.30.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL concentrated?

The online market is concentrated first in private security and loss-prevention settings rather than pure public-agency hiring. In the recent posting mix, hospitality accounts for about 30%, retail about 25%, software development about 15%, security and investigations about 15%, and government administration about 10%. The named employer set is fragmented, with more than 75 postings across more than 40 companies over the last 90 days and recurring activity from AUS, The TJX Companies, Inc., Admiral Security, Marriott International, and Economos Properties. That matters because it changes how you should search. If you need faster entry, the broadest opening flow is in on-site guard, access-control, surveillance, and loss-prevention work tied to hotels, retail sites, mixed-use properties, and contracted security coverage. These roles also line up with the local posting mix, which is about 75% entry-level and only about 5% lead-plus. Public-sector and sworn opportunities exist, but they are campaign-based and slower. The City of Miami's probationary police recruitment could close once 1,000 applications were received, Pinecrest Police joined a local hiring expo, Miami-Dade Police graduated 42 recruits, and Miami-Dade Schools Police swore in more than 80 recruits. Fire-service signals are more uneven: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue added new units and a tanker, while Broward's county takeover plan points to future organizational movement rather than immediate open-market hiring.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from AUS (10 postings), The TJX Companies, Inc. (10 postings), Admiral Security (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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