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Full-time security officer positions with benefits across the DFW metro — Parkland, UT Southwestern, AT&T corporate campus, Legacy/Frisco corridor, and Toyota headquarters in Plano. Consistent 40-hour schedules, medical and dental, 401k.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Which DFW security employers offer the strongest full-time benefit packages?+
Four tiers: Direct public/institutional employment is the strongest — Parkland Memorial Hospital (Dallas County employee, pension + full county benefits), UT Southwestern Medical Center (state-affiliated, hazardous duty pay, shift and weekend differentials, academic institution benefits), and the City of Dallas/Fort Worth for government-facility security roles. Below that, national contractors with DFW-specific benefit programs: First In Security LLC (family-owned DFW firm, $17.75/hr, medical/dental/vision, 401k, short and long-term disability, life insurance for employee and family, employee assistance program, pet insurance, wellness program, 3,000 free online classes). Sunstates Security (2026 Forbes Dream Employer, 2026 Training Magazine MVP, weekly pay, benefits at Fort Worth $18.03/hr all shifts). Allied Universal (medical, dental, vision, 401k, employee assistance). Clarion Security LLC (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k for all full-time positions).
What does full-time security pay in DFW?+
Full-time unarmed security in DFW runs $17–20/hr for standard contracted accounts. First In Security posts at $17.75/hr with a full benefit stack. Sunstates Fort Worth posts full-time unarmed at $18.03/hr weekly pay. Allied Universal has active DFW postings across the range. High-demand accounts push higher: Parkland and UT Southwestern direct employment runs $18–24/hr depending on experience. Corporate campus accounts at AT&T (now Plano), Toyota North America HQ (Plano), and the Legacy/Frisco corridor run $18–22/hr. Armed full-time accounts run $20–26/hr.
What are the highest-demand full-time accounts in DFW right now?+
Parkland Memorial Hospital — Dallas County's Level I trauma center and most sought-after healthcare security employer in Dallas. UT Southwestern Medical Center — state-affiliated academic medical center with structured career tracks and shift differentials. The Medical District complex overall (Parkland + UT Southwestern + Children's Medical + VA North Texas) is the single largest full-time security employment zone in DFW by officer count. Corporate campus accounts in North Dallas and Plano — AT&T headquarters (moved from downtown Dallas to Plano), Toyota North America HQ (Plano), JPMorgan Chase Plano campus, and the broader Legacy/Frisco tech and finance corridor. Las Colinas in Irving anchors another major corporate campus cluster.
Is full-time security work stable in DFW?+
Yes — more so than most industries at this pay range. DFW has never experienced a major contraction in security employment because the underlying drivers — healthcare, corporate campus, and residential — are structural. Parkland's ER doesn't close. The AT&T and Toyota campuses don't reduce their building population during economic slowdowns. The apartment corridor across North Dallas, Frisco, and McKinney continues to grow regardless of rate cycles. The officers who build reliable full-time track records at major DFW accounts have consistent access to new assignments when their post changes, because their track record travels with them.
How is full-time different from part-time or flex security in DFW?+
Three meaningful differences. Schedule reliability — full-time accounts run the same officer on the same post on the same shift pattern; you're not on a flex roster waiting for call assignments. Benefits access — most DFW security firms gate medical, dental, and 401k behind full-time status; Clarion, First In Security, Sunstates, and Allied Universal all require full-time hours for benefits eligibility. Account familiarity — full-time officers develop deep knowledge of their site, their contacts, and their incident patterns that makes them genuinely more effective. That familiarity is also what builds the track record that opens advancement into supervisor and account management roles.
What are the best DFW corporate campus security accounts for full-time work?+
AT&T's Plano campus (relocated from downtown Dallas), Toyota North America headquarters in Plano, JPMorgan Chase's operations in Plano, Liberty Mutual's Las Colinas campus, ExxonMobil's Northside campus in Irving, the Salesforce/Uber/tech cluster in Uptown Dallas, and the insurance and financial services corridor along the Dallas North Tollway and Legacy Drive in Plano and Frisco. These accounts are professional, climate-controlled, run day and swing shifts predominantly, and represent the most stable contracted security employment in the metro outside of hospital direct hires.
Overview

DFW's Full-Time Security Market: The Largest Metro in Texas

Dallas–Fort Worth is the largest metro in Texas and one of the largest in the United States — 7.8 million people, four major professional sports teams, the nation's third-busiest airport, a medical district that rivals any in the country, and a corporate campus footprint that includes American Airlines, AT&T, Toyota North America, and dozens of Fortune 500 headquarters clustered along the Dallas North Tollway and in Las Colinas. The scale of DFW creates a full-time security employment market that no other Texas metro matches in either depth or variety.

The Medical District is the anchor. Parkland Memorial Hospital — a Level I trauma center, Dallas County's flagship hospital, and one of the highest-acuity healthcare security environments in the state — employs officers directly as Dallas County employees with county benefits, pension, and structured pay scales. UT Southwestern Medical Center, immediately adjacent to Parkland, is a state-affiliated academic medical center with formal career tracks, hazardous duty pay, and shift and weekend differentials. Together, Parkland and UT Southwestern plus Children's Medical, VA North Texas, and Methodist Dallas make the Medical District the single largest concentration of full-time security employment in DFW.

The corporate campus segment is the fastest-growing full-time security employer in the metro. The relocation of AT&T headquarters to Plano (joining Toyota North America, JPMorgan Chase, and Liberty Mutual in the suburban campus corridor) has deepened the demand for professional, full-time corporate security officers in the Plano/Frisco/Allen corridor. Las Colinas in Irving, which has historically anchored corporate security along the I-635 corridor, adds ExxonMobil, Kimberly-Clark, and the Entertainment and convention complex. These accounts are essentially permanent full-time security postings — the corporations that occupy them don't relocate frequently and don't reduce their security staffing in downturns.

Overview & Duties
Role Overview

What Full-Time Security Officers Do in DFW

Full-time security in DFW means something different depending on where you're posted — and that variety is one of the reasons experienced officers in this market can build a genuine career rather than just cycling through jobs. At Parkland, full-time means working one of the most demanding healthcare security environments in Texas: the ER is a Level I trauma center, the patient population reflects the full spectrum of Dallas County, and behavioral health incidents are a daily reality. Officers who do this work well develop crisis de-escalation and trauma environment skills that are valued across every healthcare security market in the state.

At Toyota North America's Plano campus or JPMorgan Chase's operations campus, full-time means professional corporate environment — visitor management systems, executive escort protocols, badge access control for thousands of employees, and the expectation that every officer interaction reflects well on a Fortune 500 company. These accounts are predominantly day and swing shift, run Monday through Friday with lighter weekend coverage, and reward officers who present and communicate at a professional corporate standard.

The benefit calculation is what makes full-time genuinely different from flex or part-time work. First In Security's full-time package at $17.75/hr includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, disability (short and long-term), life insurance for employee and family, employee assistance program, pet insurance, a wellness program, and access to 3,000 free online courses. At that benefit level, $17.75/hr is not a $37k/yr job — it's a $45k–$48k/yr total compensation package, depending on how benefits are valued. The gap between flex security and full-time security in DFW is not primarily the hourly rate. It's the benefits.

Duties

Common Duties & Responsibilities

  • Staff assigned full-time post on consistent 40-hour schedule — same site, same shift, building account-specific knowledge over time
  • Control access at corporate campus, hospital, or residential property — visitor management, contractor credentialing, badge verification
  • Conduct scheduled patrols of building interior and exterior on foot or vehicle
  • Monitor CCTV and alarm systems — detect and respond to access events, door alarms, and camera alerts per post orders
  • Participate in employer onboarding, recurrent training, and certification programs — full-time officers receive employer-funded continuing education
  • Write accurate daily activity logs and incident reports — documentation at full-time accounts builds the professional record that opens advancement
  • Coordinate with building management, clinical staff, facilities, or corporate security teams
  • Mentor new or part-time officers learning the site — full-time officers carry the institutional knowledge
Compensation

Typical Pay in Dallas, TX

Full-time security in DFW runs $17–24/hr depending on account type. First In Security posts at $17.75/hr with full benefits stack. Sunstates Fort Worth at $18.03/hr weekly pay. Parkland and UT Southwestern direct employment runs $18–24/hr. Armed full-time accounts run $20–26/hr.

Entry Level
$17–19/hr
~$35k–40k/yr + benefits
Experienced
$19–22/hr
~$40k–46k/yr + benefits
Lead / Senior
$22–26/hr
~$46k–54k/yr + benefits

Full-time security in DFW means consistent income, real benefits, and a career track — at Parkland, UT Southwestern, Toyota, AT&T, and across the metro's corporate campus corridor. Medical, 401k, and paid time off at major employers.

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Requirements & Schedules
Requirements

What You Need

  • Valid Texas Level 2 Non-Commissioned Security Officer license — required for all unarmed full-time posts
  • Level 3 Commissioned license for full-time armed accounts — Sunstates armed overnight, corporate executive protection, and armored roles
  • Consistent schedule availability — full-time employers need officers who commit to specific shift patterns
  • Clean background — full-time screening at major DFW accounts is more rigorous than flex or part-time onboarding
  • CPR/AED certification — required or strongly preferred for hospital and medical campus full-time positions
  • IAHSS Basic certification — required within 90 days at Parkland, UT Southwestern, and most healthcare direct-employer accounts
  • Professional references — Parkland and UT Southwestern direct employment typically require employment references
  • Valid Texas driver's license for patrol and multi-site accounts
Schedules

Typical Schedules & Environments

  • Fixed rotating shift patterns standard — 5x8 or 3x12 depending on account; same days and times each week
  • All three shifts available as full-time — hospital, industrial, and residential accounts all need 24/7 coverage
  • Corporate campus dominant on day and swing — AT&T, Toyota, JPMorgan, and Legacy corridor accounts follow business hours
  • Overnight full-time carries differential — Parkland overnight, industrial overnight, and residential overnight all pay $1–3/hr above base
  • Weekend rotations included — most full-time accounts rotate weekend days; hospital and residential accounts require consistent weekend coverage
  • Overtime available at understaffed accounts — DFW security demand consistently outpaces supply; reliable full-time officers access voluntary overtime regularly
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