Transportation Security Screeners

What Does a Transportation Security Screeners Do?

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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation.
• 2Search carry-on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons.
• 3Check passengers' tickets to ensure that they are valid, and to determine whether passengers have designations that require special handling, such as providing photo identification.
• 4Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems.
• 5Perform 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.
• 6Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur.
• 7Send checked baggage through automated screening machines, and set bags aside for searching or rescreening as indicated by equipment.
• 8Decide whether baggage that triggers alarms should be searched or should be allowed to pass through.

Required Skills

• Applicant tracking software
• Email software
• Linux
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Oracle Java
• Oracle Taleo
• Rapiscan Threat Image Projection

Transportation Security Screeners Salary