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Transportation Security Screeners
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 4.2% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #484 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -4.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $66,770 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 53,500 in the US, with about 4,500 openings a year
The work, 11 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products27%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,462 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems18%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain safety or security16%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Verify personal information8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 782 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
AI helps with this: Monitor individual behavior or performance4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Determine operational methods or procedures4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 461 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Record information about legal matters3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 76 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 96 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 4,500 openings a year as people retire or move on.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.21, higher than 72% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 33-9093 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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