Security Guards
Occupation · SOC 2018 33-9032 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 33-9032
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 343
- FY2025
- 31
- Certified (last three years)
- 62.7%
- Main route
- CW-1 (Northern Mariana Islands)
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Security Guards (SOC 33-9032). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Security Guards
Data table
| FY2008 | 1 |
| FY2009 | 0 |
| FY2010 | 3 |
| FY2011 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 2 |
| FY2014 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 6 |
| FY2016 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 12 |
| FY2019 | 33 |
| FY2020 | 79 |
| FY2021 | 36 |
| FY2022 | 36 |
| FY2023 | 39 |
| FY2024 | 31 |
| FY2025 | 31 |
| FY2026* | 24 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2025 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| FY2024 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Adm Security Services LLC6
- MD. Nurul Islam Bhuiyan5
- Step by Step Learning Center5
- Pacific Airport Services Inc4
- Star Protection Agency LLC4
- Middlewestbikes Inc.3
- Shoreham, Inc.3
- wrp island servitiks3
- Brown Bros Inc2
- Baytown Travel Center LLC2
- Hilton Resorts Corporation2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Security Guards: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| MP | 223 |
| FL | 16 |
| TX | 13 |
| PA | 10 |
| NY | 9 |
| CA | 6 |
| MA | 5 |
| IL | 5 |
| OH | 4 |
| NV | 3 |
| ME | 3 |
| RI | 3 |
| MI | 2 |
| WA | 2 |
| MD | 2 |
| MN | 1 |
| DC | 1 |
| OK | 1 |
| CO | 1 |
| VA | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| LA | 1 |
| UT | 1 |
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL10
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ9
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD8
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX8
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL5
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV3
- Barnstable Town, MA3
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
- Translator6
- Warehouse Security Officer3
- Security Consultant2
- Security Guard2
- Survival Instructor / Security Supervisor1
- Male Campus Security1
- Body Guard1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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