Santa Cruz, CA
1 open position from licensed security companies: 0 posted here directly, 1 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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Abbott SPI, a Santa Cruz security company, is taking applications for security guards. Full-time employees get health, dental, vision and life insurance and retirement…
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California licensing guide →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). The open job here doesn't list pay yet.
Abbott SPI, Inc. Every opening is listed above with its pay, shift and licence where the company gives them.
No. tessura never charges guards. One opening is listed from the company's own public posting; a free tessura account links through to its application.