25+ Security & Public Safety Jobs in Tampa, FL

Observed local sworn-police pay is strong: Tampa Police lists a $74,942 starting base salary, and an older published St. Petersburg police schedule showed $68,429 in the first year and $115,892 to $149,760 at sergeant and lieutenant levels. By contrast, the mean offered salary on new protective-services openings in Florida was about $48,395 in July 2026 on a sample of 1,076 new postings, so you need to separate sworn-law-enforcement pay from the broader category.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 15 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $38,158 at the 25th percentile, $40,227 at the median and $50,960 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable market, but not an easy one. Tampa-area agencies are still recruiting, Tampa Police lists a $74,942 starting base salary and hiring bonuses, and direct local sworn hiring is led by Tampa Police plus the Hillsborough and Pinellas sheriff's offices. At the same time, metro unemployment reached 4.7% in June 2026 and was up 17.5000% year over year, while Florida protective-services employment was down 0.9% year over year even as postings were up 1.3%, which looks more like replacement hiring than broad expansion. If you already meet screening and can apply directly through agency portals, the market is usable; if you still need basic credentials or are aiming only for remote work, expect a tougher search.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to applicants ready for on-site entry-level sworn or security-adjacent work who can move quickly and already hold common safety credentials such as first aid, CPR, or AED-related training.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating police salary headlines as representative of the whole category; Florida's mean offered salary on new protective-services openings was about $48,395 in July 2026, far below Tampa Police's named starting pay, because lower-paid security, lifeguard, and support roles are mixed into the family-wide figure.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 33 openings in this market. 8 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AUS: 5 open roles
2. Admiral Security: 4 open roles
3. Cemex: 2 open roles
4. CEMEX, Inc.: 2 open roles
5. ConServ Building Services, LLC: 2 open roles
6. HCFL: 2 open roles
7. Tampa Electric Co.: 2 open roles
8. United Rentals, Inc.: 2 open roles
9. American Residential Services LLC.: 1 open role
10. FailSafe Communications: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 21
• Lutz: 2
• Saint Petersburg: 2
• Temple Terrace: 2
• Largo: 2
• Riverview: 1
• Brandon: 1
• St. Petersburg: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 32 (100%)

Where the demand is

The clearest direct demand is in municipal and county law enforcement. Local hiring is led by Tampa Police Department plus the Hillsborough and Pinellas County sheriff's offices, Tampa Police is advertising hiring bonuses, and Pinellas County is actively maintaining its own jobs portal. Outside sworn policing, the local sample looks like a long tail of on-site entry roles across security, recreation, and public-facing venues. Over the last 90 days, the Callings.ai job database observed more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies, with named employers including AUS, YMCA of the Suncoast, YMCA, The TJX Companies, Inc., Mytreasureisland, Garda Security Group, and Dunedingov; about 95% or more of postings were on-site and about 95% were entry level. That mix helps explain why emergency response, first aid, CPR, lifeguarding, access control, oxygen administration, AED, and surveillance show up so often in postings. It also means the market is uneven: police pay can be strong, but much of the broader category is lower-paid and frontline.

• Sworn law enforcement agencies (high): The most direct local opportunity is still with major public agencies led by Tampa Police and the Hillsborough and Pinellas sheriff's offices, especially for candidates who can clear process-heavy hiring steps.
• Private security and access-control work (moderate): A visible share of the local sample sits in on-site, entry-heavy roles tied to access control, surveillance, and basic emergency response, with employers such as AUS, Garda Security Group, and retail or venue operators appearing in the mix.
• Aquatics, parks, and recreation safety (moderate): Lifeguarding-related skills and certifications appear frequently in the local posting sample, matching the presence of YMCA and municipal-style employers in the market.
• State public-safety alternatives beyond the metro core (moderate): Florida's state public-safety jobs board was actively posting roles in early August 2026, including Department of Corrections classification officer openings, which matters if you are willing to widen employer type or geography.

Where to focus: Focus first on direct employer portals for major local agencies, then add a short list of on-site security or aquatics employers as a bridge rather than waiting on one long public-sector process.

Roles worth searching next

• Child or adult protective investigator: Florida's state careers site showed multiple active protective-investigator postings in early August 2026, making this a real adjacent public-service option if your interest is investigative work more than sworn enforcement.
• Facilities access-control coordinator: Access control and surveillance are recurring skills in local postings, and local staffing channels remain active for facilities-support hiring.
• Hospital emergency-preparedness or campus security support: Tampa hospital job advertising remained active, which can support campus-protection and emergency-preparedness work even when the cited source does not name those roles specifically.
• Public-sector operations support in county agencies: Pinellas County is actively maintaining its jobs portal, which makes county operations and support roles a practical nearby path if you want public-service experience first.

What postings ask for

• First aid (table_stakes | immediate): First aid appears in about 25% of cited certifications and about 45% of hard-skill mentions, making it one of the most reusable requirements across lifeguard, security, and response roles in this market. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• CPR / professional rescue CPR / basic life support (table_stakes | immediate): CPR appears in about 40% of hard-skill mentions, and professional rescue CPR or basic life support appears in about 10% of cited certifications. Who: Anyone targeting frontline safety, aquatics, or security roles.
• Automated external defibrillator (AED) (differentiator | immediate): AED shows up in about 15% of hard-skill mentions, and automated external defibrillator certification appears in about 10% of cited certifications. Who: Candidates aiming for public-facing sites, recreation settings, or any role with emergency-response overlap.
• Florida driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): A Florida driver's license appears among the required credentials in the local sample, and that fits a market where about 95% or more of roles are on-site. Who: Anyone targeting field, patrol-support, or mobile-site work.
• Access control and surveillance (differentiator | near-term): Access control shows up in about 20% of hard-skill mentions and surveillance in about 15%, which is a clear sign that the market extends beyond sworn police hiring. Who: Career switchers and bridge-role applicants.
• Lifeguarding / Red Cross lifeguard certification (differentiator | near-term): Lifeguarding appears in about 30% of hard-skill mentions and Red Cross lifeguard certification appears in about 5% of cited certifications, matching the presence of YMCA and municipal-style employers in the local mix. Who: Candidates open to recreation, aquatics, and seasonal-to-permanent bridge paths.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Observed local sworn-police pay is strong: Tampa Police lists a $74,942 starting base salary, and an older published St. Petersburg police schedule showed $68,429 in the first year and $115,892 to $149,760 at sergeant and lieutenant levels. By contrast, the mean offered salary on new protective-services openings in Florida was about $48,395 in July 2026 on a sample of 1,076 new postings, so you need to separate sworn-law-enforcement pay from the broader category. This market can pay well if you land a sworn municipal path. Tampa Police's starting base is close to Florida's all-occupation mean offered salary of about $73,487 on new openings, which is unusually strong for an entry point, but it does not describe most security, lifeguard, or support roles.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

The clearest direct demand is in municipal and county law enforcement. Local hiring is led by Tampa Police Department plus the Hillsborough and Pinellas County sheriff's offices, Tampa Police is advertising hiring bonuses, and Pinellas County is actively maintaining its own jobs portal. Outside sworn policing, the local sample looks like a long tail of on-site entry roles across security, recreation, and public-facing venues. Over the last 90 days, the Callings.ai job database observed more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies, with named employers including AUS, YMCA of the Suncoast, YMCA, The TJX Companies, Inc., Mytreasureisland, Garda Security Group, and Dunedingov; about 95% or more of postings were on-site and about 95% were entry level. That mix helps explain why emergency response, first aid, CPR, lifeguarding, access control, oxygen administration, AED, and surveillance show up so often in postings. It also means the market is uneven: police pay can be strong, but much of the broader category is lower-paid and frontline.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from AUS (5 postings), YMCA of the Suncoast (5 postings), YMCA (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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