Security & Public Safety Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Observed local sworn-policing pay is clearly above the broader category's hourly floor: Raleigh Police lists $61,417-$71,200 for Police Officer roles, a $66,300 midpoint, $67,900-$100,500 for Senior Officer, $71,300-$105,500 for Detectives, and $87,400-$122,400 for Sergeants. Broader hourly-paid postings across the metro center on about $18 to $24 / hour, and a Raleigh private-security opening from Allied Universal listed $19.00/hour. As a statewide opening proxy, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts new North Carolina protective-services openings at a mean offered salary of ~$50,420 in July 2026 (n=450).

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Advertised pay

Across the 19 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $41,714 at the 25th percentile, $49,920 at the median and $51,709 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 7, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Raleigh-Cary is still a workable market for applicants who can meet public-safety screening and credential hurdles. Local agencies are clearly recruiting: Raleigh budgeted 23 sworn police officers, 6 911 call takers, 3 fire marshals, and 12 firefighters for FY2027; Raleigh Fire opened academy applications in July 2026; NC DPS held a Raleigh career fair in August 2026; Raleigh Police was reported to have 96 vacancies, or 11% of authorized staffing; and Cary Police said it was filling 29 positions. The catch is that statewide direction is softer: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows North Carolina protective-services employment down 1.3% year over year and active postings down 9.4% year over year in July 2026, so you should target agencies with visible vacancy pressure instead of assuming the whole category is expanding.

Best positioned: Candidates who already have equivalent prior law-enforcement or military experience, plus North Carolina basic law enforcement or firearm credentials, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: This is not a broad flexible-work market: about 95% or more of sampled postings are on-site, and the visible hiring mix is overwhelmingly entry or mid-level rather than senior.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 23 openings in this market. 3 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AUS: 12 open roles
2. Shaner Group: 2 open roles
3. Strategic Security Corp.: 2 open roles
4. Billor Holding: 1 open role
5. DELIVER-IT-FAST LLC: 1 open role
6. FailSafe Communications: 1 open role
7. GardaWorld: 1 open role
8. NCWaterHeaters.com, LLC: 1 open role
9. New Age Protection, Inc.: 1 open role
10. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Durham: 11
• Raleigh: 7
• Cary: 3
• Apex: 1
• Zebulon: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 22 (96%), remote 1 (4%)

Where the demand is

The clearest opportunities are in public agencies with visible vacancy pressure or academy pipelines. Raleigh's FY2027 budget adds 23 sworn police officers, 6 911 call takers, 3 fire marshals, and 12 firefighters, and Raleigh Fire took academy applications from July 1 through July 31, 2026. Raleigh Police also ran a hiring event and continues to advertise a lateral incentive of up to $5,000. NC DPS is also actively recruiting in the region, including an August 2026 career fair in Raleigh. The next layer of opportunity is spread across municipal, county, education, hospital, and contractor settings rather than one dominant private employer. A Cary-area law-enforcement expo featured multiple Triangle agencies; Raleigh Police cited 96 vacancies, or 11% of authorized staffing, and Cary Police said it was filling 29 positions including sworn, dispatcher, and civilian roles. In the Callings.ai job database, hiring is fragmented across employers, and the most-active industries were building & personnel services (about 30%), education (about 20%), hospitals and health care (about 15%), retail (about 10%), and security & safety (about 5%). That means job seekers should not search only one title. Non-sworn public-safety operations and institutional safety can be viable entry or bridge paths, especially if you are building certification, report-writing, and emergency-response experience.

• Municipal sworn policing (high): Raleigh Police still shows visible vacancy pressure, and Raleigh's FY2027 plan added 23 sworn officers while keeping lateral incentives in place.
• Fire and fire-prevention hiring (high): Raleigh budgeted 12 firefighters and 3 fire marshals and opened academy recruiting in July 2026.
• Emergency communications and civilian support (moderate): Raleigh added 6 911 call takers, and Cary agencies said they were recruiting dispatchers and civilian staff alongside sworn roles.
• Institutional and contract safety (moderate): In the Callings.ai job database, building & personnel services, education, hospitals and health care, retail, and security/safety make up most of the local posting mix, so private and institutional protective work is present but fragmented.

Where to focus: Focus first on agencies with academy dates, public vacancy disclosures, or explicit staffing additions; use institutional safety and dispatch roles as bridge options, not as your only search lane.

Roles worth searching next

• 911 call taker / emergency communications specialist: Raleigh's FY2027 staffing plan added 6 911 call takers, and Cary-area agencies were also recruiting dispatchers.
• Civilian police or fire department staff: Cary agencies said they were recruiting civilian staff alongside sworn openings.
• Hospital safety operations coordinator: Hospitals and health care accounted for about 15% of the local posting mix, suggesting that safety, operations, and incident-response support roles are a meaningful neighboring path.
• Campus public-safety support or dispatcher: Education made up about 20% of the local posting mix, and the UNC System launched a statewide academy for campus police cadets, showing a real campus public-safety ecosystem in North Carolina.
• Compliance or investigations support specialist: Investigation, evidence collection, conflict resolution, and report writing are all visible in the local skill mix, so those capabilities can transfer into case-support and compliance work outside frontline protective roles.

What postings ask for

• North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Certification (BLET) (table_stakes | immediate): It appears among the most common local credentials, and North Carolina expanded academy capacity by launching the UNC System's first systemwide BLET academy in January 2026. Who: Entry-level sworn candidates and career switchers targeting police or campus-law-enforcement pathways.
• Firearm certification (table_stakes | immediate): It shows up among the most common local required certifications and is a gating item for many sworn and armed security roles. Who: Applicants targeting police, corrections, or armed institutional-security tracks.
• Emergency response and patrolling (table_stakes | immediate): Emergency response is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting mix at about 45%, and patrolling appears in about 30%. Who: Almost everyone in this category, especially entry-level and career-switching applicants.
• Investigation and evidence collection (differentiator | near-term): Investigation, law enforcement, and evidence collection each show up in about a quarter of local postings, making them useful for moving beyond basic watchstanding roles. Who: Mid-career officers, detectives-in-training, and applicants seeking more specialized public-sector roles.
• Conflict resolution and report writing (differentiator | immediate): Both skills recur in the local sample at about 20%, and they matter because many agencies are screening for judgment, de-escalation, and documentation quality, not just physical presence. Who: Career switchers and entry-level applicants who need to prove readiness without prior sworn service.
• CPR / American Red Cross Lifeguard certification (table_stakes | immediate): For aquatic and seasonal safety roles, American Red Cross lifeguard certification appears in about 20% of certification mentions and CPR certification in about 10%. Who: Applicants targeting parks, pools, recreation, and youth-serving safety jobs.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Observed local sworn-policing pay is clearly above the broader category's hourly floor: Raleigh Police lists $61,417-$71,200 for Police Officer roles, a $66,300 midpoint, $67,900-$100,500 for Senior Officer, $71,300-$105,500 for Detectives, and $87,400-$122,400 for Sergeants. Broader hourly-paid postings across the metro center on about $18 to $24 / hour, and a Raleigh private-security opening from Allied Universal listed $19.00/hour. As a statewide opening proxy, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts new North Carolina protective-services openings at a mean offered salary of ~$50,420 in July 2026 (n=450). If you can qualify for sworn public-sector work, Raleigh-Cary can pay meaningfully better than generic security roles. If you cannot yet clear academy, certification, or background hurdles, much of the visible market sits closer to modest hourly wages.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

The clearest opportunities are in public agencies with visible vacancy pressure or academy pipelines. Raleigh's FY2027 budget adds 23 sworn police officers, 6 911 call takers, 3 fire marshals, and 12 firefighters, and Raleigh Fire took academy applications from July 1 through July 31, 2026. Raleigh Police also ran a hiring event and continues to advertise a lateral incentive of up to $5,000. NC DPS is also actively recruiting in the region, including an August 2026 career fair in Raleigh. The next layer of opportunity is spread across municipal, county, education, hospital, and contractor settings rather than one dominant private employer. A Cary-area law-enforcement expo featured multiple Triangle agencies; Raleigh Police cited 96 vacancies, or 11% of authorized staffing, and Cary Police said it was filling 29 positions including sworn, dispatcher, and civilian roles. In the Callings.ai job database, hiring is fragmented across employers, and the most-active industries were building & personnel services (about 30%), education (about 20%), hospitals and health care (about 15%), retail (about 10%), and security & safety (about 5%). That means job seekers should not search only one title. Non-sworn public-safety operations and institutional safety can be viable entry or bridge paths, especially if you are building certification, report-writing, and emergency-response experience.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from AUS (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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