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Transportation Security Screeners

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.

AI exposure55 / 100High exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation41
Freedom to set tasks41
Repeating the same tasks68
$66,770Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-4.2%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
52Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Speaking
63
60
Monitoring
63
60
Active Listening
63
56
Critical Thinking
63
56
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Coordination
62
56
Active Learning
62
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
44
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Time Management
61
41
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
56
Writing
60
47
Instructing
58
47
Learning Strategies
58
38
Systems Analysis
57
28
Service Orientation
56
50
Systems Evaluation
56
35
Persuasion
54
50
Mathematics
53
22
Negotiation
52
41
Science
52
19
Management of Personnel Resources
50
38
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
38
Troubleshooting
47
31
Equipment Maintenance
47
25
Equipment Selection
47
22
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
16
Technology Design
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
44
Repairing
46
16
Programming
45
13
Operation and Control
43
41

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Writing

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring

#3Dental HygienistsHealthcare
81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Writing

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Speaking

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$97,150
10-yr growth
+6.1%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Time Management, Active Listening

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Transportation Security Screeners could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.