Transportation Security Screener
- Ensure safe travel by screening passengers and luggage for prohibited items.
- Protect the skies by maintaining security and compliance with TSA regulations.
- Use advanced tech like x-ray machines to keep air travel secure and efficient.
💰 Earn $45K-$56K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
Overview
Conduct screening of passengers, baggage, or cargo to ensure compliance with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations. May operate basic security equipment such as x-ray machines and hand wands at screening checkpoints.Scoop
High School Diploma or GED
Steady (Staying constant (within 1%))
Day-to-Day
- Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation.
- Search carry-on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons.
- Check passengers' tickets to ensure that they are valid, and to determine whether passengers have designations that require special handling, such as providing photo identification.
- Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems.
- Perform pat-down or hand-held wand searches of passengers who have triggered machine alarms, who are unable to pass through metal detectors, or who have been randomly identified for such searches.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Influencing or leading others
- Using data or completing tasks
- Working with my hands
You are skilled in 💫
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Having freedom
- Personal relationships
In Action
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Transportation Security Screener
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