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Physical security: a person in this job protects buildings, people and events: guards, control rooms, travel safety. SpaceX, Crusoe, Airwallex, Elastic and Rocket Lab have the most open roles with “Physical security” or a close variant in the title right now.

90 open roles · 3 posted in the last 7 days · 8% remote · 39 companies hiring · $165K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

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Skills asked for in physical security roles

Python18 · 20%LLM9 · 10%GCP8 · 9%Bash8 · 9%Jira7 · 8%Machine Learning7 · 8%Go7 · 8%

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Questions about physical security jobs

What is a physical security job?
In a physical security job, a person protects buildings, people and events: guards, control rooms, travel safety. 90 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many physical security jobs are open right now?
There are 90 open physical security jobs at 39 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 3 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most physical security jobs?
Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (24), Crusoe (5), Rocket Lab (4), Elastic (4) and Airwallex (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote physical security jobs?
7 of the 90 open physical security jobs (8%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do physical security jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $165K, based on 37 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $138K and $221K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for physical security jobs?
Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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