Bay Area, CA
2 open positions from licensed security companies: 0 posted here directly, 2 listed from the companies' own postings with a link to apply. No recruiter layer.
A guard with 1–3 years of experience typically earns $19.25–$21.75/hr here (state median $20.79, national $18.28, BLS OES data).
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E4 Security also lists part-time and on-call armed security officer openings in the Bay Area. The role covers site security and safety, following each client's…
E4 Security is hiring part-time and on-call unarmed security officers in the Bay Area. Officers learn each site's policies and procedures, handle emergency response as…
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California requires a BSIS guard card. Applicants complete the 8-hour Powers to Arrest / Appropriate Use of Force course and pass its 52-question exam, then finish 32 hours of skills training within 6 months and 8 hours of refresher training every year. The entry-level credential is the Security Guard Registration (Guard Card), with 8 hours of state-required training and a state exam. Confirm current rules with the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS). The California licensing guide has every credential, fee and renewal window.
Armed guards need a separate BSIS Exposed Firearms Permit: age 21+, a 14-hour course (8 classroom + 6 range), a firearms assessment, and requalification twice a year.
A guard with 1–3 years of experience in California typically earns $19.25–$21.75 an hour (state median $20.79, BLS OES data). None of the 2 open jobs here list pay yet.
E4 Security, Inc. Every opening is listed above with its pay, shift and license where the company gives them.
No. tessura never charges guards. 2 openings are listed from the company's own public posting; a free tessura account links through to its application.