How do they match: Transportation Security Screeners

  • Transportation Security Screeners

  • Security Inspector
  • Security Officer
  • Security Screener
  • Security Training Instructor
  • Airline Security Representative
  • Airport Security Screener
  • Baggage Security Checker
  • Flight Security Specialist
  • Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Screener
  • Transportation Security Administration Screener
  • Transportation Security Officer
  • Transportation Security Screener

  • 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.

  • Inform other screeners when baggage should not be opened because it might contain explosives.
  • Inform passengers of how to mail prohibited items to themselves, or confiscate these items.
  • Close entry areas following security breaches or reopen areas after receiving notification that the airport is secure.
  • Contact police directly in cases of urgent security issues, using phones or two-way radios.
  • Follow those who breach security until police or other security personnel arrive to apprehend them.
  • Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur.
  • Record information about any baggage that sets off alarms in monitoring equipment.

  • Inform the public about policies, services or procedures.
  • Communicate safety or hazard information to others.
  • Provide information to the general public.
  • Record information about suspicious objects.