Transportation Security Screeners, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here22
  • screener
  • bag checker
  • airport screener
  • baggage screener
  • security officer
  • baggage inspector
  • security screener
  • biometric screener
  • passenger screener
  • security inspector
  • transportation officer
  • notification specialist
  • airport baggage screener
  • baggage security checker
  • and 8 more
SOC code
33-9093.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
18 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Transportation Security ScreenersSOC 33-9093.00
85% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
55% · agentPartly automatable
48% · you keepPartly automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Baggage Alert Recording Agent
Microsoft Excel · Email · Docs
● No integration needed
Documentation Verification Agent
Web browser software · Microsoft Excel · Docs
● No integration needed
Passenger Information Agent
Email · Chat · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically search passengers and baggage for prohibited itemsMake real-time decisions on security threats and breachesMaintain physical presence at checkpoints and restricted areasConfiscate dangerous items and apprehend security violators

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Review and record flagged baggage alerts85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Verify passenger documentation and ticket validity78% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Provide passenger information and directions55% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 18 detailed work activities O*NET records for Transportation Security Screeners, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 2

Mostly automatable activities for Transportation Security Screeners
ActivityJobs
Examine personal documentation to ensure that it is valid5
Record information about suspicious objects2