Headline risk
26%
Moderate RiskTransportation security screeners
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 63,360
Employment 2024
50.1K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-6.0%
Openings (2024–34)
4.7K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems. AI use: 0%
- 2. Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur. AI use: 0%
- 3. Search carry-on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons. AI use: 0%
- 4. 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. AI use: 0%
- 5. Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation. AI use: 0%
- 6. 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. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.0 · 52K employed
Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 65% · 55+: 23%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.