# 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. - Code: 33-9093.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 33-9093) - Family: [Protective Service](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-33), one of its 28 occupations - Tasks: 26 tasks (24 core and 2 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9093.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/33-9093.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation. Core task · Task 15341 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 2. Search carry-on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons. Core task · Task 15348 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 3. 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. Core task · Task 15332 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 4. Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems. Core task · Task 15350 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 5. 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. Core task · Task 15346 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 6. Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur. Core task · Task 15345 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 7. Send checked baggage through automated screening machines, and set bags aside for searching or rescreening as indicated by equipment. Core task · Task 15349 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 8. Decide whether baggage that triggers alarms should be searched or should be allowed to pass through. Core task · Task 15337 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 9. Follow those who breach security until police or other security personnel arrive to apprehend them. Core task · Task 15354 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 10. Inform other screeners when baggage should not be opened because it might contain explosives. Core task · Task 15339 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 11. Inspect checked baggage for signs of tampering. Core task · Task 15342 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 12. Ask passengers to remove shoes and divest themselves of metal objects prior to walking through metal detectors. Core task · Task 15331 · Rated by 26 occupational experts, June 2009 13. Close entry areas following security breaches or reopen areas after receiving notification that the airport is secure. Core task · Task 15333 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 14. Challenge suspicious people, requesting their badges and asking what their business is in a particular areas. Core task · Task 15353 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 15. Patrol work areas to detect any suspicious items. Core task · Task 15355 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 16. Contact police directly in cases of urgent security issues, using phones or two-way radios. Core task · Task 15336 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 17. Record information about any baggage that sets off alarms in monitoring equipment. Core task · Task 15347 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 18. Watch for potentially dangerous persons whose pictures are posted at checkpoints. Core task · Task 15352 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 19. Contact leads or supervisors to discuss objects of concern that are not on prohibited object lists. Core task · Task 15335 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 20. Confiscate dangerous items and hazardous materials found in opened bags and turn them over to airlines for disposal. Core task · Task 15334 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 21. Monitor passenger flow through screening checkpoints to ensure order and efficiency. Core task · Task 15344 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 22. Inform passengers of how to mail prohibited items to themselves, or confiscate these items. Core task · Task 15340 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 23. Provide directions and respond to passenger inquiries. Core task · Task 15356 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 24. Direct passengers to areas where they can pick up their baggage after screening is complete. Core task · Task 15338 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 25. View images of checked bags and cargo, using remote screening equipment, and alert baggage screeners or handlers to any possible problems. Supplemental task · Task 15351 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 26. Locate suspicious bags pictured in printouts sent from remote monitoring areas, and set these bags aside for inspection. Supplemental task · Task 15343 · Rated by 27 occupational experts, June 2009 ## More in Protective Service - [Animal Control Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9011.00): 15 tasks - [Bailiffs](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3011.00): 15 tasks - [Correctional Officers and Jailers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3012.00): 27 tasks - [Crossing Guards and Flaggers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9091.00): 12 tasks - [Customs and Border Protection Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3051.04): 11 tasks - [Detectives and Criminal Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.00): 30 tasks - [Fire Inspectors and Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2021.00): 30 tasks - [Firefighters](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2011.00): 30 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1011.00): 23 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1021.00): 30 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1012.00): 20 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1099.00): no tasks listed - [First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1091.00): 21 tasks - [Fish and Game Wardens](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3031.00): 24 tasks - [Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2022.00): 16 tasks - [Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9031.00): 8 tasks - [Intelligence Analysts](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.06): 21 tasks - [Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9092.00): 15 tasks - [Parking Enforcement Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3041.00): 22 tasks - [Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3051.00): 30 tasks - [Police Identification and Records Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.02): 15 tasks - [Private Detectives and Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9021.00): 14 tasks - [Protective Service Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9099.00): no tasks listed - [Retail Loss Prevention Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9099.02): 21 tasks - [School Bus Monitors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9094.00): 18 tasks - [Security Guards](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9032.00): 14 tasks - [Transit and Railroad Police](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3052.00): 12 tasks ## Where this comes from Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. 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