The best places to look for bodyguard work is through bodyguard staffing agencies, individuals, or bodyguard schools. It’s a big industry and growing. The average bodyguard makes $55,000 per year while some sign contracts for $700 per day or $180,000 per year. Location, experience, training, job description, and danger are the major factors in determining pay. Being a bodyguard can be mundane or it can be deadly. It can take you all over the world and put you in some dodgy situations. It’s not the job for everyone, but plenty of jobs exist for trained professionals. With protection jobs, you have to always be on your toes.