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Transportation Security Screeners
Protective Service · SOC 33-9093
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$66,770
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
4,700
Proj. Annual Openings
50,290
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+1.2%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 33-9093 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 53/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $66,770
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 4,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -6.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 5,761 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
SpeakingMonitoringActive ListeningCritical ThinkingSocial Perceptiveness
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
25.8%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI26%
AI ability · AIOE51.5%
AI could do ~26% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
1.Speaking
2.Monitoring
3.Active Listening
4.Critical Thinking
5.Social Perceptiveness
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Security Screener, Transportation Security Officer (TSO)
Representative Tasks
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Inspect cargo to identify potential hazards.
- •Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel.
- •Examine personal documentation to ensure that it is valid.
- •Search individuals for illegal or dangerous items.
- •Determine operational procedures.
Tools & Technologies
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.7%
Avg AI Exposure
3
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 33-9093: 2019 — employment: 46,730, median wage: $41,770; 2020 — employment: 46,850, median wage: $44,300; 2021 — employment: 48,320, median wage: $45,470; 2022 — employment: 47,550, median wage: $47,710; 2023 — employment: 47,950, median wage: $50,020; 2025 — employment: 50,290, median wage: $66,770.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 19% Bright |
| Median Salary | $66,770 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |