Reference
·Supporting source
Thailand licensed security guard headcount
~480,000-520,000 guards
Thailand's licensed security guarding workforce numbers approximately 480,000 to 520,000 individuals per Royal Thai Police Security Guards Registration Division and ASIT estimates. The 2019 Security Guard Business Act mandated registration, training certification, and operator licensing with the Provincial Police, formalising a previously fragmented workforce. Bangkok metropolitan area accounts for ~38-42% of guard deployment. Industrial estates in the EEC (Map Ta Phut, Laem Chabang, Hemaraj) anchor another ~18-22%. Average gross wages cluster at THB 12,000-16,000 per month for unarmed guards, THB 18,000-26,000 for armed and specialised CIT (cash-in-transit) roles. Turnover runs 35-50% annually.
Figure in context
Thailand's licensed security guarding workforce numbers approximately 480,000 to 520,000 individuals per Royal Thai Police Security Guards Registration Division and ASIT estimates. The 2019 Security Guard Business Act mandated registration, training certification, and operator licensing with the Provincial Police, formalising a previously fragmented workforce. Bangkok metropolitan area accounts for ~38-42% of guard deployment. Industrial estates in the EEC (Map Ta Phut, Laem Chabang, Hemaraj) anchor another ~18-22%. Average gross wages cluster at THB 12,000-16,000 per month for unarmed guards, THB 18,000-26,000 for armed and specialised CIT (cash-in-transit) roles. Turnover runs 35-50% annually.
Thailand's licensed security guarding workforce numbers approximately 480,000 to 520,000 individuals per Royal Thai Police Security Guards Registration Division and ASIT estimates. The 2019 Security Guard Business Act mandated registration, training certification, and operator licensing with the Provincial Police, formalising a previously fragmented workforce. Bangkok metropolitan area accounts for ~38-42% of guard deployment. Industrial estates in the EEC (Map Ta Phut, Laem Chabang, Hemaraj) anchor another ~18-22%. Average gross wages cluster at THB 12,000-16,000 per month for unarmed guards, THB 18,000-26,000 for armed and specialised CIT (cash-in-transit) roles. Turnover runs 35-50% annually.
Time scope
2024 registered headcount
Source basis
Supporting source
Interpretation notes
What this tells you
Thailand's licensed security guarding workforce numbers approximately 480,000 to 520,000 individuals per Royal Thai Police Security Guards Registration Division and ASIT estimates. The 2019 Security Guard Business Act mandated registration, training certification, and operator licensing with the Provincial Police, formalising a previously fragmented workforce. Bangkok metropolitan area accounts for ~38-42% of guard deployment. Industrial estates in the EEC (Map Ta Phut, Laem Chabang, Hemaraj) anchor another ~18-22%. Average gross wages cluster at THB 12,000-16,000 per month for unarmed guards, THB 18,000-26,000 for armed and specialised CIT (cash-in-transit) roles. Turnover runs 35-50% annually.
What not to do with it
Registered guards under the 2019 Security Guard Business Act. Excludes unlicensed informal-sector watchmen and in-house corporate security teams.
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