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Austin Armed Security: Critical Infrastructure, Tech Executive Protection, and 6th Street

Austin's armed security market is defined by three employment tiers. Critical infrastructure - ERCOT's power grid headquarters, Austin Bergstrom International Airport, and the utility infrastructure serving the fastest-growing large city in the US - requires armed physical security at above-market rates. Tech executive protection and campus armed security creates demand at $24-26/hr for Level 3 officers who can present professionally in Fortune 500 tech environments.

The 6th Street and downtown entertainment corridor accelerated dramatically after the March 2026 shooting - APD expanded downtown public safety zones, and private businesses added armed officers for nightlife accounts at $21-25/hr. Sunstates posts armed positions in Austin at $23/hr and Level IV at $25/hr with weekly pay. GardaWorld's Thursday walk-in hires armed officers on the spot at $21/hr with DailyPay.

Overview & Duties
Role Overview

What Armed Security Officers Do in Austin

ERCOT armed security is access control and anti-sabotage patrol at the Texas power grid's operational facilities - a role with federal energy sector compliance requirements, strict documentation standards, and the understanding that the infrastructure being protected keeps the lights on for 26 million Texans. ERCOT's background requirements reflect the critical nature of the role.',

Tech campus armed security in Austin means professional armed presence at campuses where a security incident involving an employee or visitor would generate national coverage. Allied Universal's Armed Mobile Driver at a tech/media/telecom Austin metro location combines vehicle patrol with access control and incident response - armed discipline applied in an environment where professional resolution is the priority.',

Duties

Common Duties & Responsibilities

  • ERCOT Armed Physical Security Officer - Texas power grid critical infrastructure, anti-sabotage patrol
  • Allied Universal Armed Patrol Driver (Tech/Media/Telecom) Austin metro - vehicle patrol, tech campus
  • Allied Universal Armed Patrol Specialist Austin retail - $24.29/hr flex
  • Sunstates armed Austin - $23/hr standard accounts, $25/hr Level IV 3rd shift, weekly pay
  • GardaWorld walk-in armed - $21/hr DailyPay, Thursday hiring at 11044 Research Blvd
  • Armed Security Officer E 6th Street Austin - $21/hr, nightlife and entertainment district
  • Armed patrol at downtown Austin venues - Rainey Street, 4th Street, West 6th corridor
  • Level IV executive protection - tech executives and performers at SXSW and ACL Fest
Compensation

What This Role Pays in Austin, TX

Austin armed: GardaWorld walk-in $21/hr DailyPay. Sunstates armed $23/hr weekly; Level IV $25/hr. AU Armed Patrol Specialist $24.29/hr. ERCOT critical infrastructure above-market. 6th Street armed $21/hr.

Entry Level
$18-21/hr
~$37k-44k/yr
Experienced
$21-25/hr
~$44k-52k/yr
Critical Infra / Level IV
$25-28/hr
~$52k-58k/yr
Requirements & Schedules
Requirements

What You Need

  • Valid Texas Level 3 Commissioned Security Officer license - minimum age 21, 45-hour course, MMPI, DPS range qualification
  • Level 4 PPO for Sunstates Austin executive protection positions at $25/hr
  • Own firearm and duty gear - required at most Austin armed positions
  • Background investigation compatibility for ERCOT and critical infrastructure armed roles
  • Valid Texas driver's license with clean MVR for Armed Mobile Driver roles
Schedules

Typical Schedules

  • Sunstates armed: all shifts, all days; Level IV 3rd shift only at $25/hr weekly
  • GardaWorld armed: walk-in Thursdays 10am-2pm at 11044 Research Blvd for immediate hire
  • AU Armed Patrol: flex schedule, pick up shifts via Claim a Shift platform
  • 6th Street armed: Thursday-Saturday overnight emphasis given entertainment district peak
  • ERCOT: 24/7 critical infrastructure, all shifts including overnight
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