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Will AI replace Transportation Security Screeners?

AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.

22/100

Moderate exposure

More exposed to AI than 38% of US workers.

AI already used in
0% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
41% of the work

What the job 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.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Within reach(11)

  • Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur.
  • Contact leads or supervisors to discuss objects of concern that are not on prohibited object lists.
  • Ask passengers to remove shoes and divest themselves of metal objects prior to walking through metal detectors.
  • Inform other screeners when baggage should not be opened because it might contain explosives.
  • Record information about any baggage that sets off alarms in monitoring equipment.

and 6 more

Out of reach(15)

  • Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems.
  • 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.
  • Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation.
  • 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.

and 10 more

Also called

Transportation Security Officer (TSO) · TSO · Security Screener · Airport Security Screener · Flight Security Specialist · Airline Security Representative · Airport Baggage Screener · Airport Screener

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What these numbers mean

The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.

“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.

The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.

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