300+ Security & Public Safety Jobs in New York, NY

Government data says the broad protective-service group in the metro averaged $32.22 per hour in May 2025, while the wider SOC 33 family showed a $54,000 median annual wage, a $67,010 mean, and $92,450 at the 75th percentile. Current posted pay in the local sample centers on about $49k to $56k, or about $19 to $20 an hour for hourly roles, which suggests many visible openings are below the upper public-sector wage tracks.

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Advertised pay

Across the 294 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $39,250 at the 25th percentile, $41,673 at the median and $52,000 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 real market, but not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.7% in August 2026 and total metro nonfarm employment was up 0.5029% year over year, so the broader New York labor market is still functioning. But occupation-specific signals are softer: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows protective-services employment in New York down 1.5% year over year and active postings down 21.3% year over year in September 2026. There are still more than 400 local postings across more than 125 companies, but the sample skews heavily toward entry-level, on-site work rather than flexible or senior openings.

Best positioned: Candidates who already hold a New York State security guard license and current first aid or CPR credentials, or who are already moving through a civil-service pipeline, have the clearest path right now.

Main caution: Do not confuse police hiring headlines with fast offers: NYPD discussed plans to hire more than 550 officers in 2026, but a proposed 580-officer expansion was also removed from the final city budget.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 323 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AUS: 88 open roles
2. Harvard Protection Services, LLC.: 28 open roles
3. Doyle Security Services: 27 open roles
4. Arrow Security: 11 open roles
5. Planned Companies: 10 open roles
6. GardaWorld Group: 6 open roles
7. Allied Universal Corporation: 5 open roles
8. AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc.: 4 open roles
9. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation: 4 open roles
10. NYU Langone: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• New York: 145
• Brooklyn: 14
• Bronx: 11
• Newark: 8
• Queens: 7
• Manhattan: 6
• Elizabeth: 6
• Secaucus: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 315 (100%), hybrid 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across several lanes rather than one giant employer wave. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 400 postings across more than 125 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The most-active industries in the sample were retail at about 25%, software development at about 20%, security and investigations at about 20%, civic and social services at about 10%, and non-profit organizations at about 10%. That mix points to three practical job-search lanes. First, private security and access-control work tied to retail, buildings, and contract security is the clearest volume path, especially for candidates with emergency response, incident reporting, access control, and surveillance skills. Second, nonprofit and shelter-linked safety work matters more here than many applicants expect; Win NYC is one of the more active named employers in the sample. Third, sworn and public-agency roles remain meaningful but move on slower clocks: NYPD discussed more than 550 planned hires for 2026, FDNY promoted 81 fire operations members in September, and Jersey City announced both a policing reorganization and plans to hire 30 officers earlier in the year.

• Contract security and access control (high): This is the broadest entry lane, supported by frequent demand for emergency response, incident reporting, access control, surveillance, and patrolling.
• Retail loss prevention and store safety (high): Retail accounts for about 25% of the local posting mix, and The TJX Companies, Inc. is one of the more active named employers in the sample.
• Nonprofit, shelter, and community-safety roles (moderate): Civic, social-service, and nonprofit employers make up a meaningful share of local openings, and Win NYC is a visible buyer of this type of labor.
• Sworn police and fire pathways (moderate): These routes can offer the strongest long-run pay, but they depend on exams, academy timing, budgets, and internal promotion systems rather than fast external hiring.

Where to focus: If you need traction in the next 30-90 days, focus first on licensed private-security and nonprofit/community-safety roles while keeping a separate civil-service track open.

Roles worth searching next

• Public safety dispatcher / communications specialist: The move makes sense if your strength is calm incident intake, emergency-response judgment, and documentation, all of which line up with the local emphasis on emergency response and incident reporting.
• Facilities or site operations coordinator: Access control, surveillance, and building-safety routines transfer well from the local protective-services skill mix.
• Safety coordinator / EHS assistant: Incident reporting, first aid, emergency response, and on-site operations are already core habits in this market.
• Fraud or financial investigations analyst: For detective-minded candidates, evidence handling, pattern recognition, and report writing transfer better than many applicants realize.

What postings ask for

• New York State security guard license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most frequently named credential in local postings, appearing in about 20% of ads that specify certifications. Who: Entry-level applicants, career switchers, and anyone targeting contract security or retail loss prevention.
• First aid and CPR (table_stakes | immediate): First aid and CPR each appear among the more common required certifications, and both also show up in local skill demand. Who: Entry-level candidates and community-facing safety workers.
• Incident reporting (table_stakes | immediate): It is one of the most requested hard skills in local postings, showing up in about 35% of the sample. Who: Everyone in the category, especially switchers who need to prove they can document events clearly.
• Access control, surveillance, and CCTV monitoring (differentiator | immediate): Local ads frequently ask for access control at about 30%, surveillance at about 25%, and CCTV monitoring at about 10%. Who: Private-security applicants and facilities-focused candidates.
• Crisis negotiation and de-escalation (premium | near-term): Federal justice guidance highlights crisis negotiation and de-escalation as vital in-demand skills for modern law enforcement officers. Who: Mid-career applicants, sworn-role candidates, and anyone working with the public in high-stress settings.
• F02 fire guard certification (differentiator | near-term): It appears in the local certification mix and can help candidates stand out for building, site, and fire-watch safety roles. Who: Candidates aiming at building security, facilities, and fire-watch-adjacent work.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Government data says the broad protective-service group in the metro averaged $32.22 per hour in May 2025, while the wider SOC 33 family showed a $54,000 median annual wage, a $67,010 mean, and $92,450 at the 75th percentile. Current posted pay in the local sample centers on about $49k to $56k, or about $19 to $20 an hour for hourly roles, which suggests many visible openings are below the upper public-sector wage tracks. This is a split market. High-end sworn and specialized roles can pay well, but the typical opening a job seeker will see right now sits much closer to lower-to-middle private-security pay, and local home prices were up 5.6% year over year as of July 2026.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across several lanes rather than one giant employer wave. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 400 postings across more than 125 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The most-active industries in the sample were retail at about 25%, software development at about 20%, security and investigations at about 20%, civic and social services at about 10%, and non-profit organizations at about 10%. That mix points to three practical job-search lanes. First, private security and access-control work tied to retail, buildings, and contract security is the clearest volume path, especially for candidates with emergency response, incident reporting, access control, and surveillance skills. Second, nonprofit and shelter-linked safety work matters more here than many applicants expect; Win NYC is one of the more active named employers in the sample. Third, sworn and public-agency roles remain meaningful but move on slower clocks: NYPD discussed more than 550 planned hires for 2026, FDNY promoted 81 fire operations members in September, and Jersey City announced both a policing reorganization and plans to hire 30 officers earlier in the year.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Recent postings show the most activity from AUS (50 postings), Win NYC (30 postings), The TJX Companies, Inc. (30 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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