Vocational Programs for Transportation Security Screeners Career

The role of Transportation Security Screeners is to conduct screening of passengers, baggage, or cargo to ensure compliance with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $51,040 and $25 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Transportation Security Screeners career. Based on BLS data, a total of 47,950 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Transportation Security Screeners Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Transportation Security Screeners. Total 7 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Transportation Security Screeners
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	$19,459	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Transportation Security Screeners Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Transportation Security Screeners.

Related Occupations toTransportation Security Screeners
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Parking Enforcement Workers	7,420	$50,430	$24
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	90,780	$40,650	$20
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	28,780	$36,100	$17
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	119K	$46,820	$23
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	206K	$50,830	$24
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	9,020	$64,950	$31
Air Traffic Controllers	22,310	$136,790	$66
Airfield Operations Specialists	18,320	$62,140	$30
Flight Attendants	126K	$70,980	$0
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	185K	$59,860	$29
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	46,490	$72,220	$35
Passenger Attendants	20,190	$36,780	$18

Schools offering vocational programs for Transportation Security Screeners

The following 6 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Transportation Security Screeners. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.