Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
33-9093 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.
National estimates for Transportation Security Screeners
Industry profile for Transportation Security Screeners
Geographic profile for Transportation Security Screeners
National estimates for Transportation Security Screeners:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Transportation Security Screeners:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 48,320 |
0.4 % |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,380 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Transportation Security Screeners:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 18.91 |
$ 19.98 |
$ 21.86 |
$ 23.73 |
$ 26.86 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 39,330 |
$ 41,560 |
$ 45,470 |
$ 49,360 |
$ 55,870 |
Industry profile for Transportation Security Screeners:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Transportation Security Screeners are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Transportation Security Screeners, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Transportation Security Screeners:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Transportation Security Screeners:
Top paying industries for Transportation Security Screeners:
Geographic profile for Transportation Security Screeners:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Transportation Security Screeners are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Transportation Security Screeners, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Transportation Security Screeners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
9,530 |
0.58 |
1.68 |
$ 25.01 |
$ 52,020 |
| Florida |
5,690 |
0.66 |
1.93 |
$ 20.41 |
$ 42,440 |
| Texas |
3,880 |
0.32 |
0.92 |
$ 21.73 |
$ 45,190 |
| New York |
3,360 |
0.39 |
1.13 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,400 |
| Illinois |
1,950 |
0.35 |
1.01 |
$ 22.21 |
$ 46,200 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation Security Screeners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
990 |
1.80 |
5.24 |
$ 22.28 |
$ 46,330 |
| Alaska |
440 |
1.50 |
4.37 |
$ 25.05 |
$ 52,100 |
| Nevada |
1,230 |
0.95 |
2.78 |
$ 20.45 |
$ 42,540 |
| Florida |
5,690 |
0.66 |
1.93 |
$ 20.41 |
$ 42,440 |
| California |
9,530 |
0.58 |
1.68 |
$ 25.01 |
$ 52,020 |
Top paying states for Transportation Security Screeners:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Transportation Security Screeners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,930 |
0.45 |
1.32 |
$ 23.00 |
$ 47,840 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,740 |
0.65 |
1.91 |
$ 23.74 |
$ 49,380 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,630 |
1.07 |
3.13 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,780 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,930 |
0.86 |
2.51 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 59,120 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,480 |
0.41 |
1.20 |
$ 21.45 |
$ 44,620 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
1,360 |
1.16 |
3.37 |
$ 18.61 |
$ 38,700 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,330 |
0.51 |
1.49 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,700 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,200 |
0.41 |
1.21 |
$ 23.57 |
$ 49,030 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,120 |
0.38 |
1.12 |
$ 22.99 |
$ 47,810 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,060 |
0.69 |
2.03 |
$ 24.11 |
$ 50,150 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation Security Screeners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
340 |
1.27 |
3.71 |
$ 19.87 |
$ 41,320 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
1,360 |
1.16 |
3.37 |
$ 18.61 |
$ 38,700 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,630 |
1.07 |
3.13 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,780 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,930 |
0.86 |
2.51 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 59,120 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
90 |
0.77 |
2.26 |
$ 18.21 |
$ 37,880 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,060 |
0.69 |
2.03 |
$ 24.11 |
$ 50,150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,740 |
0.65 |
1.91 |
$ 23.74 |
$ 49,380 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
290 |
0.58 |
1.68 |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,480 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
720 |
0.56 |
1.62 |
$ 20.20 |
$ 42,010 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,330 |
0.51 |
1.49 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,700 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Transportation Security Screeners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,930 |
0.86 |
2.51 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 59,120 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,060 |
0.69 |
2.03 |
$ 24.11 |
$ 50,150 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 24.03 |
$ 49,980 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,000 |
0.39 |
1.13 |
$ 23.87 |
$ 49,650 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,740 |
0.65 |
1.91 |
$ 23.74 |
$ 49,380 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,200 |
0.41 |
1.21 |
$ 23.57 |
$ 49,030 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,930 |
0.45 |
1.32 |
$ 23.00 |
$ 47,840 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,120 |
0.38 |
1.12 |
$ 22.99 |
$ 47,810 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
740 |
0.28 |
0.82 |
$ 21.85 |
$ 45,440 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
610 |
0.34 |
0.98 |
$ 21.81 |
$ 45,370 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Transportation Security Screeners:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation Security Screeners:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Transportation Security Screeners:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
