'The bodyguard': US Embassy pays 28 thousand pesos per month for security vacancies

Do you have experience as a bodyguard? If so and you are looking for a job, the United States embassy has a vacancy available with a salary of 28,046 pesos per month.

The available position is in Mexico City and you still have time to apply because the embassy published the vacancy on May 28 and the deadline to send your application is 10:00 p.m. next Sunday, June 2.

The job title is like bodyguard leader and its main functions include: working for the Protective Security Unit in the execution of protective security operations for the United States ambassador and other officials or visitors.

The work schedule is full-time and 40 hours per week. The embassy offers the following benefits:

  • Health insurance and private life.
  • American and Mexican holidays.
  • 17 days of vacation a year, which increase annually.
  • Affiliation with the IMSS, Afore and Infonavit.
  • Opportunities to travel abroad and receive training.

Requirements to be a bodyguard at the US embassy

If you are interested in applying for this vacancy, you must have a minimum 3 years of previous experience as a bodyguard or in the private security area. Other requirements that the embassy lists are:

  • School completed.
  • Knowledge of English.
  • Advanced Spanish (evaluations will be done)
  • Knowledge in security measures in case of terrorist attacks, in emergency medical procedures and in firefighting measures.
  • Current driver's license.

To apply for the vacancy bodyguard at the US embassyall candidates must obtain a security certification.


On the embassy page, when searching for the available job position, select the 'Apply to this vacancy' option.

In that same place you will find a YouTube video with all the information available and we recommend that you have documents on hand as proof of your last degree of education and Mexican nationality, which can be your voter ID.