Overview

Houston Unarmed Security: The Largest Security Employment Category in the Metro

Houston's unarmed security market is driven by one of the largest concentrations of corporate campuses, medical centers, and energy facilities in the US. The Texas Medical Center, Downtown Houston's Class A office corridor, the Energy Corridor, and the Port of Houston collectively generate unarmed security demand that keeps Allied Universal, GardaWorld, Securitas, and Sunstates continuously hiring across Harris County.

GardaWorld and Allied Universal both maintain large Houston presences with continuous unarmed hiring across corporate, residential, healthcare, and retail accounts. Sunstates posts full-time positions with weekly pay and full benefits. Officers with genuine overnight and weekend availability place faster in Houston's unarmed market than any other profile.

Overview & Duties

Role Overview

What Unarmed Security Officers Do in Houston

Corporate lobby security in Houston's downtown and Energy Corridor means access control and visitor management at Fortune 500 energy company headquarters - Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil all maintain major Houston presences. The professional standard at these accounts is calibrated to the corporate environment and the pay reflects it at $17-22/hr.

The Texas Medical Center - the world's largest medical complex - generates healthcare security demand unlike any other single area in the US. Officers at TMC accounts manage patient and visitor flow across dozens of hospital and research buildings daily. Residential and apartment complex patrol across Houston's massive suburban footprint fills the accessible entry-level tier.

Duties

Common Duties & Responsibilities

Corporate lobby security - Energy Corridor, Downtown Houston, Galleria office towers
Texas Medical Center accounts - patient/visitor management at the world's largest medical complex
Residential gate coverage - apartment and HOA security across Harris County
Retail and loss prevention - Galleria, Memorial City, Houston Premium Outlets
Allied Universal Houston - continuous hiring, Claim a Shift platform, all account types
GardaWorld Houston - walk-in hiring, DailyPay, FLEX shift pickup
Overnight industrial patrol - Port of Houston, I-10 and I-45 industrial corridors
Write daily activity reports and incident documentation per post orders

Compensation

What This Role Pays in Houston, TX

Houston unarmed: entry residential/retail $15-17/hr. Corporate/healthcare $17-21/hr. Senior/supervisory $21-26/hr. Overnight differential $1-3/hr above base at all major employers.

Entry Level

$15-17/hr

~$31k-35k/yr

Experienced

$17-21/hr

~$35k-44k/yr

Lead / Senior

$21-26/hr

~$44k-54k/yr

Requirements & Schedules

Requirements

What You Need

Valid Texas Level 2 Non-Commissioned Security Officer license
Clean background - no felonies; most misdemeanors outside DPS disqualification windows acceptable
Reliable transportation - Houston's geographic spread requires a vehicle for most accounts
Professional presentation for corporate and healthcare accounts
Genuine overnight and weekend availability accelerates placement significantly

Schedules

Typical Schedules

GardaWorld: walk-in hiring events - on-the-spot offers, all shifts, DailyPay
Sunstates: full-time all shifts with weekly pay; part-time 3rd shift with overnight differential
Allied Universal: Claim a Shift platform - pick up extra shifts across Houston accounts
Corporate accounts: M-F business hours with weekend coverage rotations
Texas Medical Center: 24/7 healthcare security, all shifts year-round

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