25+ Security & Public Safety Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Observed local pay splits sharply by sub-role. BLS reported a $31.15 mean hourly wage for protective service workers in the metro in May 2025, while all occupations averaged $35.86, and older metro police data showed a $43.75 median hourly wage and $88,160 mean annual wage for police and sheriff's patrol officers in May 2023. Estimated and proxy pay is lower in much of the current opening mix: hourly postings center on about $19 to $20 / hour, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $15 to $25 / hour, and Minnesota new-opening salary data averaged ~$60,890 in August 2026 (n=210).

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Advertised pay

Across the 36 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $43,971 at the 25th percentile, $49,920 at the median and $56,160 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable but uneven market: Minneapolis is actively recruiting for multiple police roles, suburban departments are still advertising officer and lateral openings, and the metro sample shows more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies over the last 90 days. But the opportunity mix is broad protective services, not just sworn jobs—education, wellness and fitness, security, government, and hospitality make up most of the current posting sample, and about 85% of listed roles are entry level. Statewide direction looks steady rather than booming: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Minnesota protective services & public safety employment down 1.8% year over year while active postings are essentially flat, which looks more like replacement hiring than rapid expansion.

Best positioned: Candidates who can pass local screening quickly and target on-site municipal, campus, school, aquatics, or contract-safety roles have the best odds, especially if they already hold first aid or CPR credentials and can show report writing, emergency response, and de-escalation skills.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming headline police pay reflects the whole category; many current openings cluster around lower-paid on-site lifeguard, campus safety, and security work even while sworn roles remain harder to screen into.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 41 openings in this market. 2 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AUS: 19 open roles
2. MSP Airport: 2 open roles
3. Allied Universal Corp: 1 open role
4. American Security, L.L.C.: 1 open role
5. Beacon Mobility: 1 open role
6. Built for the Badge: 1 open role
7. Call the Tiger: 1 open role
8. Children: 1 open role
9. Choice Hotels International: 1 open role
10. City of Fridley: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Minneapolis: 14
• Bloomington: 4
• Saint Paul: 4
• Eden Prairie: 3
• Fridley: 2
• Woodbury: 2
• Burnsville: 1
• Hopkins: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 39 (98%), hybrid 1 (2%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is split between sworn public-sector roles and a wider set of non-sworn, site-based openings. Minneapolis is recruiting multiple police roles, and late-August listings show suburban Twin Cities departments still posting officer and lateral openings. At the same time, the metro sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, and the industry mix is led by education at about 25%, wellness and fitness services at about 20%, security & safety at about 10%, government & public sector at about 10%, and hospitality at about 10%. That mix matters because many current openings are not classic police or fire jobs. The sample captured more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies over the last 90 days, with about 85% of roles tagged entry level and about 95% or more on-site. Evidence is strongest for policing, campus or institutional safety, and aquatics-style safety work; it is thinner for corrections and line firefighter hiring, aside from Saint Paul's Fire Chief transition and a listed Fire Consultant role.

• Sworn municipal policing (high): Minneapolis is actively recruiting, the department remained at 638 officers versus a 731-officer minimum after its May 2026 academy class, and suburban departments were still advertising officer and lateral openings in late August 2026.
• Campus, school, and institutional safety (moderate): Education accounts for about 25% of the current posting mix, and Augsburg University posted three public safety officer roles in August 2026, showing colleges and schools are meaningful buyers of safety talent.
• Aquatics, lifeguard, and wellness safety (high): Wellness and fitness services make up about 20% of the sample, and lifeguarding, water safety, first aid, and CPR show up heavily in current skills data.
• Fire and specialized investigations (limited): There are signs of activity, including Saint Paul's leadership transition and a Fire Consultant listing, but direct line-level fire demand is less visible than policing or aquatics in the current evidence.

Where to focus: If you want the best odds in the next 90 days, run a two-track search: municipal sworn or cadet paths if you already meet screening standards, and campus or aquatics safety roles if you need faster entry.

Roles worth searching next

• Aquatics coordinator or recreation attendant: Wellness and fitness services account for about 20% of current metro postings, and lifeguarding, water safety, CPR, and first aid are among the most-requested skills.
• Campus operations or residence-life coordinator: Education makes up about 25% of the current posting mix, and Augsburg University posted three public safety officer roles in August 2026, showing colleges are active employers of safety-adjacent talent.
• Safety coordinator or compliance assistant: Emergency response, incident reporting, report writing, and surveillance are all visible skill asks in the current sample, and those skills transfer into workplace safety and compliance roles.
• Hospitality operations supervisor: Hospitality accounts for about 10% of the current metro posting mix, so guest-facing operations roles that own incident response can be a practical fallback.

What postings ask for

• First aid (table_stakes | immediate): First aid is both one of the most-requested hard skills and the most common certification signal in current metro postings. Who: Entry-level applicants, career switchers, and anyone targeting campus, school, hospitality, or aquatics roles.
• CPR / BLS CPR / CPR-AED (table_stakes | immediate): CPR is requested across the current sample, and BLS CPR and CPR/AED appear among the listed certifications employers call out most often. Who: Anyone applying in the next 30 days, especially for public-facing or emergency-response roles.
• Incident reporting and report writing (differentiator | immediate): Incident reporting and report writing both appear in the current metro skill mix, and they are some of the clearest transferable skills across sworn and non-sworn roles. Who: Mid-career applicants, career switchers, and anyone with prior shift, hotel, campus, or security experience.
• Emergency response (table_stakes | immediate): Emergency response is one of the most-requested hard skills in the metro sample, which makes it a core screening term rather than a nice-to-have. Who: All candidates, but especially those targeting school, campus, hotel, or contract-safety work.
• Community engagement and de-escalation (differentiator | near-term): Minneapolis is gathering stakeholder input before finalizing the next Police Chief profile, which suggests future officer and supervisor hiring may place added weight on community policing, de-escalation, and transparency. Who: Sworn applicants, laterals, supervisors, and anyone interviewing with city agencies.
• Lifeguarding, water safety, and Starguard Elite Lifeguard (premium | immediate): Lifeguarding and water safety rank high in current skill demand, and Starguard Elite Lifeguard and related lifeguard certifications are explicitly listed in the metro credential mix. Who: Entry-level candidates who want the fastest route into the category through fitness clubs, pools, and recreation employers.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Observed local pay splits sharply by sub-role. BLS reported a $31.15 mean hourly wage for protective service workers in the metro in May 2025, while all occupations averaged $35.86, and older metro police data showed a $43.75 median hourly wage and $88,160 mean annual wage for police and sheriff's patrol officers in May 2023. Estimated and proxy pay is lower in much of the current opening mix: hourly postings center on about $19 to $20 / hour, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $15 to $25 / hour, and Minnesota new-opening salary data averaged ~$60,890 in August 2026 (n=210). This is a market where the category average hides two very different realities. Sworn municipal jobs can still sit well above the metro's broader protective-service average, but a large share of current openings appear to be lower-paid site, school, hotel, and aquatics roles.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI concentrated?

Real opportunity is split between sworn public-sector roles and a wider set of non-sworn, site-based openings. Minneapolis is recruiting multiple police roles, and late-August listings show suburban Twin Cities departments still posting officer and lateral openings. At the same time, the metro sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, and the industry mix is led by education at about 25%, wellness and fitness services at about 20%, security & safety at about 10%, government & public sector at about 10%, and hospitality at about 10%. That mix matters because many current openings are not classic police or fire jobs. The sample captured more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies over the last 90 days, with about 85% of roles tagged entry level and about 95% or more on-site. Evidence is strongest for policing, campus or institutional safety, and aquatics-style safety work; it is thinner for corrections and line firefighter hiring, aside from Saint Paul's Fire Chief transition and a listed Fire Consultant role.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Life Time, Inc. (5 postings), Stillwater Schools (5 postings), Exos Corporation (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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